OUR YEAR IN REVIEW2014

OVERVIEW2 OVERVIEW

AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR!

3 Overview

6 Ministry

12 Discipleship

14 Mission

18 Finance

20 Housing

22 Schools

24 Community

30 Headlines

32 Key dates for 2015

2014 was an extraordinary year for the diocese as this review shows.

The programme of Accompanied Ministry Development began in earnest

and developed even further. Our diocesan officers and support staff moved

from Kenwyn to new offices in Church House. We set in train a process of

consultation and communication around the budget which led to a remarkable

debate in Diocesan Synod in November and the decision to ask every parish to

give more, significantly more in MMF in 2015.

We strived to create new opportunities through events such as the Bishop’s Den

and efforts continued in our parishes. Through all of this the major thread in our life

together is our discipleship. How do we respond to the call from Jesus to follow him

and how do we shape our Way of Life to ensure we are being obedient to the Way?

I want to say thank you to Esther Pollard, our Diocesan Secretary, and all her

team for the enormous work they have done in what has been an extraordinary

year. I believe we have shown willingness to respond to the challenges we face

and I also want to thank all of you for what you go on doing day by day in

our daily conversion to Christ.

BISHOP TIM

OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR

We had a good idea that 2014 was likely to be a year

of transition, but were reminded of the pressing need for

change as January’s terribly wet weather made itself felt

at Diocesan House – both inside and out. Not only was the

water coming in and the roof in need of replacement, but

we were heating the outside world – which was wasteful

both in terms of fuel bills and the environment.

We looked at what needed to be done, and estimates for

bringing our former diocesan headquarters up to scratch

as a caring, forward-looking employer came in at around

the £1 million mark. Given the financial position of the

church, that was clearly not an option. So we began

working in earnest to find alternatives.

In the end it happened quickly and smoothly. The Executive

made its final decision in April that a move was the right

plan of action. In May we found our new premises and we moved into Church House, at Threemilestone, in September. Diocesan House was sold in November.

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Throughout 2014, we worked to bring the three strands of our strategic vision – discipleship, Accompanied Ministry Development (AMD), and mission – into the very DNA of everything we do.

The first cohort completed our AMD scheme during 2014.

This is a very significant training programme to help

Christian communities flourish, and to encourage, equip

and accompany churches and clergy as we seek to rise to

the challenges of growth. The third cohort embark on the

scheme this summer.

In February we recruited our communications apprentice, Louis Luckwell. Those of you who came to our

series of Diocesan roadshows during the autumn will have

seen his work in the shape of the videos we watched on a

range of topics.

In May we were sorry to see the chairman of the board of finance, Roger Caudwell, stand down. The board’s vice-

chairman, Mike Todd, was appointed as interim chairman

and we are grateful to him for the strong leadership he

has shown during what has turned out to be a somewhat

turbulent period.

In August Bishop Chris was interviewed on the radio and made some stark and frank observations about the financial position of the diocese, which kick-started

a conversation that was to continue for several months.

That month we also started to roll out the Deanery

Challenge, with presentations in both archdeaconries and

subsequent individual meetings throughout the diocese.

This started us on the journey of engaging on a deanery

level to provide our figures in a simple way and to try to

give people a better understanding of how much it costs

to run the diocese, explaining the forecast deficit and that

we needed to find a way to balance the books.

The conversation continued through our roadshows and

culminated in a presentation to the Diocesan Synod vote

in November that gave three options. The first of these

involved increasing the giving from each parish in line with

the rise in cost of living, and thereby exposing ourselves to

a large deficit. There were two other options: to increase

the amount given by 13% over two years or, quite simply,

to accept the need to change and invest in a healthy

future – and increase giving by 28%. Synod decided on

the latter course of action, which was both a brave and

optimistic choice.

We also embarked upon a review of the professional services provided to the diocese, to ensure we were

getting both best value and a service that suited our

needs. Among other things, this has since led to the

appointment of Savills as our Glebe agents.

September was a month of beginnings with the reactivation of the MMF review group and the arrival of two new members of staff to Church House. Simon Cade stepped into his role as director of education

and discipleship and Kelly Rowe started as head of

communications and media relations.

Autumn brought us several further personnel changes, with the departure of the finance team.

In the short-term we were grateful to the Diocese of

Gloucester for providing us with a financial secondment

before the appointment of our new director of finance

and assets, Sophie Eddy (far right) with colleagues.

Sixteen new ministers were appointed during the year, while five new Deacons moved into posts and there

were five new Readers. Ten ministers retired during 2014.

The total sum of £1 million was spent in 2014 on maintenance and improvements to our parsonages.

It is crucial for us to maintain a high standard of property for

our clergy but also to maintain our capital investment. Eleven

houses were sold during 2014 and four were purchased.

Taking good care of children and vulnerable adults continues to be a crucial responsibility for the diocese and, indeed, for each of us as individuals. Over 2014

there were 27 safeguarding training events. Towards the

end of the year we made a conscious decision to direct

our policy into ensuring good safeguarding practice

is embedded in everything we do.

Our training days for church council secretaries were a real

success. We held one at Heartlands and one in Bodmin. For

the first time we gave them a handbook and introduced an

element of safeguarding training, which is now becoming

part of many more areas of life. The fact the secretaries

had been able to come together and meet one another,

as well as having an opportunity to talk about their

successes and challenges – many of them common -

was welcomed by all.

We were delighted to hear that our good friend, the Revd Steve Wild was appointed President of the Methodist Conference for 2015/2016. We send him our

congratulations and prayers for a successful term of office.

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ACCOMPANIED MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT HAS RE-INVIGORATED MY SENSE OF CALLING

AND HELPED ME TO FEEL PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER AGAIN. IT HAS ALSO

GIVEN MY PARISH AND ME SOME FRESH IDEAS

REVD SHERRY BRYAN, BODMIN

SAFEGUARDINGCMED/IME PHASE 2

Where there is good safeguarding practice, we see good practice generally

In our safeguarding report last year, we talked about a

positive trend within the Church where referrals were

up, phone calls and emails seeking advice were up, and

safeguarding training was up on the previous year. This

indicates that more and more of us are aware of, and

acting on, our responsibilities to care for and promote

the wellbeing of those who use our services.

In responding to these demands, the Safeguarding Committee

has continued to review how to better meet the growing

need, and support the diocese Safeguarding Officer. This has

led to an increase in the safeguarding officer’s hours which

has enabled a move away from just working reactively to

proactively, and the recruitment and training of our Level 1

safeguarding trainers which will help with capacity greatly.

In 2014 we provided 27 separate safeguarding training

events, and a lot of work on the DBS administrative

system (which will reward us from 2015 onwards).

Towards the end of the year, our focus regarding how

we continue with the progress made, changed. Policy

and procedures are of course important, but without

an embedded culture of safeguarding that runs through

all that we do, there is a danger that good safeguarding

practice will feel like a chore.

Good safeguarding practice ought to be “simply what we do”. Look out for more training events with new content and a new focus.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SAFEGUARDING:

01872 360040 SARAH.ACRAMAN@TRURO.ANGLICAN.ORG

REVD CANON K PAUL ARTHURCHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/OFFICER

It has been another busy year for Continuing Ministerial

Education and Development (CMED) and Initial Ministerial

Education 4-7 (IME 4-7).

It has been particularly pleasing to see such a wide range

of people from different ministries from within our Church

(such a Clergy, Readers, Local Pastoral Ministers and Local

Worship Leaders) and from within other denominations

(particularly Methodist colleagues).

“We are fortunate in continuing to be able to welcome many excellent course leaders, a good number of whom are from among our own number.”

Sessions in 2014 included a wide range of topics such

as Using Art in Ministry and Mission, Supervision Skills,

Reconceiving Repentance, Ministry to Visitors, the

New Monasticism, Digging into the Text of Mark and

Encouraging Discipleship?

The Initial Ministerial Education (IME) programme for

2014 has once again covered a wide range of topics for

curates in their first three years of ministry to think about

and reflect upon. This has included, among other things,

a residential weekend on Making Peace with Conflict

within the Church, a day on Leading Change, an evening on

Handling the Media and a day on Cornish Identity.

HopesThat we will be able to continue to meet the development

needs of ministers within an ever changing church and that

the Ministerial Development and Review process will have

an increasingly more direct effect upon the programme.

It’s great! I’m really appreciating some time out to think and to discuss with

other clergy. The programme so far has been really well structured with time for prayer, devotional reading, worship and free time, as well as excellent input on the study themes by the various speakers. It’s early days but it’s generated conversations in the parish about what it means to be a priestly people, which in turn has caused us to assess what we are doing as people of God. So far, I only have positive things to say about the process. COHORT ONE PARTICIPANT

“With grateful thanks to the

planning committee for making

so many good decisions, resulting

in very good in-service training.“

Cohort One participant

“It was another very good AMD. The

group work was for me the stand out

feature this time, because we had

grown in trust over the five sessions.“

Cohort One participant

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AMD: 01872 360024 AMD@TRURO.ANGLICAN.ORG

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HELLOS & GOODBYES

There were 16 new appointments during 2014, 11 of whom were new to the diocese.

Those new to our diocese are:Jane Everitt, Stephen Smith, Ellie Goldsmith, Christopher

Newell, Terry Axe, Vanda Perrett, Emma Watson, Tony

Windross, Lucy Larkin and David Nixon.

Those taking new appointments within the diocese were: Deryn Roberts, Olive Stevens, Suzanne Hosking, Dom Whitting,

Juliet Williams, Sharon Chalcraft and Simon Cade.

2014 also saw five new deacons moved into posts and there were five new Readers.

The new Deacons are:Angela Brown, Alison Hardy, James Hills, Clare McIlroy and

Elly Sheard.

The five new Readers are:Lynda Curnow, Andrew Duff, Andrew Hicks, Rick Cowdery

and Andrew Keast.

Five new Non-Residentiary Canons were installed as Canons of Truro Cathedral and members of the College of Canons. Dr Jonathan Rowe, Esther Pollard,

Revd Andrew Gough, Christopher Batt and Revd Geoffrey

Bennett with Bishop Tim.

Five new priests were ordained in June at Truro Cathedral. Bishop Chris and Bishop Tim are pictured with them: Heather Aston, John Jukes, Jane Bradbury,

Peter Butterfield and Deborah Grigg.

Revd Leslie Attwood and three local Worship Leaders were licensed at St Hilary in July. From left to right: Revd

Attwood, Archdeacon Bill, Dee Holland, Margot Haley, Ann

Hamlin and Revd Nigel Marns

Goodbye:During 2014 there were ten retirements. Those we said goodbye to were:Robert Oakes, Stephen Leach, Gordon Smyth, Mike

Pascoe, Andrew Balfour, John May, Michael Adams, Tony

Hodge, Hilary Spong and Len Jepp.

FORMER BUDOCK SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER ORDAINED BY BISHOP

Terry Axe, who was the head teacher of Budock School

until it closed in 1990, was ordained by Bishop Tim in

September at a service at Constantine Church.

Bishop Tim said:

It was a privilege to be with Terry as he was ordained as a deacon. The service was joyful and many people came to support Terry and renew their own commitment to the values of service and loving others.

Speaking after the service, Revd Axe said: “I’ve always had

a sense of vocation which was focussed into my teaching

and working in schools, so in many ways this has been a

natural progression.”

As a teacher, Revd Axe had been the youngest head

teacher in the country at one point and later oversaw the

successful merging of three primary schools in Falmouth

into St Francis School where he remained as head teacher

until retirement.

“It was always a case of did I go into teaching or the church

but a door opened for me into teaching and I took it. I

loved being part of Budock School and then St Francis.

Bishop Michael once suggested that I was like a priest

without a collar, which I suppose I was. St Francis was a

bit like a parish in many ways. After I retired I spent time

talking with Bishop Michael, Bishop Tim, the Archdeacon

and initially my parish priests Revd David Stevens and

latterly Revd Stewart Turner, all of whom were very supportive.

This confirmed my belief that I might be of some use in

Constantine, and so I went forward for ordination”

Revd Stewart Turner, Parish Priest, said:

It is a great privilege to be able to help someone like Terry to fulfil his calling. The Ordination Service was totally wonderful and something that is very rarely seen in a parish church. I very much look forward to working with Terry and developing his ministry with our church and the parish of Constantine.

A retired head teacher from Constantine has been licensed as an Assistant Curate by Bishop Tim Thornton at a service in Constantine.

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READER TRAINING

JANE KNEEBONEDIRECTOR OF READER TRAINING

PAUL ARTHURDEPUTY WARDEN

Readers continue to work hard ministering in a good

proportion of parishes in the diocese. It is always a

pleasure to observe the way in which so many of them

go about their ministry in a quiet and unassuming way as

they seek to share the good news of Jesus.

In many cases Readers exercise a ministry which seeks to

reach beyond the walls of the church building. For example,

we have Readers in the diocese who are involved in

chaplaincy, visiting care homes, working alongside staff in

schools, involved in organising Messy Church and Open the

Book. This vital Reader ministry is to be encouraged and it

would be good to recruit more people to be involved in this

important work and witness.

This year has been another busy and lively one. We

started the year in September with a Residential

Weekend in Epiphany House, during which the new

students quickly melded into a close group with the

existing Readers in Training. The love and support of the

group is always a significant element of the course, and

people often make friends for life. During the weekend we

were delighted that Bishop Chris came and talked to us

about Reader ministry, speaking from his own experience

of being a Reader.

In October we joined in one of the highlights of the

Readers’ year, the annual Readers’ service at the

Cathedral, at which two new Readers, Rick Cowdery

and Andrew Keast, were admitted and licensed by

Bishop Chris. This is when the invaluable contribution

that Readers make to our parish life is acknowledged

and celebrated. The day also saw a departure from

the tradition of the Reader Annual General Meeting

being held after the service.

We have also had some changes this year – with the

closure of our old ‘home’ at Diocesan House, we have

been peripatetic to some extent, but now are delighted

to be at home in the refurbished Pearson Room. We have

also been joined by Reader Jim Seth as Course Chaplain,

whose support I, and the Readers in Training, are finding

extremely helpful.

The course, as always, has challenged and stretched

everyone. We come from very varied church backgrounds,

with our own theological presuppositions, and we learn

a lot from each other – even if we don’t always change

our minds very much! During training, Readers go to a

different church or setting for placements, which they

always enjoy. And they get around - even to different

denominations and HMS Raleigh.

We are supported by a wonderful group of course tutors

and speakers, whose dedication and enthusiasm enable us

to enjoy the best possible opportunities to learn ‘how to

be a Reader’. If you have not thought about this ministry

before, perhaps you should – maybe God is calling you

to something challenging, exciting, deeply fulfilling and

always very varied.

In 2015 we are looking forward to having the Annual

General Meeting in May combined with a day dedicated

to the training and encouragement of Readers. It is

good to see the significant proportion of Readers who

take ongoing study and training seriously and the

uptake on CMED and other courses and training

events is impressive.

DIOCESAN MISSION AND PASTORAL COMMITTEE

The Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee’s functions include:

• reviewing arrangements for pastoral supervision and

care in the diocese;

• preparing strategies or proposals for making better

provision for the spiritual care of souls, which may

include reorganisation, and making recommendations

to the Bishop; and

• carrying out responsibilities in relation to the future of

churches no longer required for public worship.

The Committee’s decisions are set in the context of a

positive and strategic approach to mission throughout

the diocese; and the buildings and people, insofar as

they come under the DMPC, form an important part

of that process.

The appointment this year of Pastoral Scheme Officer

Katie Wright has helped to streamline the pastoral scheme

process, enabling the Committee to act more strategically

in regularising pastoral reorganisation in the Diocese. Over

the last year we have completed 4 pastoral schemes and

there are currently 11 new schemes in the pipeline.

Looking forward, we are considering making the DMPC

co-terminus with the Bishop’s Diocesan Council (formerly

known as the Executive) and establishing a formal delegation

of authority from the DMPC to each AMPC. This new

arrangement would more accurately reflect the close working

relationships between the Archdeacons and AMPCs, and the

detailed administration of pastoral organisation will benefit

from both local knowledge and the sometimes necessary

swift responses. In addition, it has generally, though not

always, been the case that the AMPCs are better placed to

consider such matters with greater local insight.

11 Pastoral Schemes in the pipeline4 Completed Pastoral Schemes

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FEAD COMMITTEE DISCIPLESHIP

“Formation, Education and Discipleship” is a bit of a mouthful, and the brief which we hold is a bit of a handful! This committee considers what sort of ministry (lay and ordained) the Diocese of Truro needs today, and how to resource people for these ministries.

It also considers overarching questions about what it

means to follow Jesus and to grow towards maturity

in God.

Local Pastoral Minister training, providing study skills for

Readers in training, encouraging vocations in the diocese,

Continuing Ministerial Development opportunities and

working together with our ecumenical colleagues, were

but some of the matters we discussed during 2014.

During the year we saw some changes in personnel:

Revd Jane Vaughan-Wilson was appointed as Director

of Ordinands (following Revd Jeremy Andrew’s move

to Bristol Diocese), Revd Simon Cade was appointed

as Director of Education and Director of Discipleship,

and Canon Alan Bashforth became the new Canon

Chancellor at the Cathedral with a brief for theology

and education. It is already clear that these appointments

are enabling connected thinking and working across

different areas of formation, education and discipleship

within our diocese.

In May 2014 we were delighted to welcome Fr George

Guiver to be our key speaker for the Waymark event at the

Cathedral. He challenged us to strengthen the Church’s

backbone – our prayer life. Through Fr George’s ideas we

have introduced a simple form of daily prayer based on

a monthly cycle of Psalms, to be used by individuals or

groups who want to (re)establish a daily pattern to their

prayer lives. The ‘Exploring Way of Life’ and ‘Praying on

the Way’ small group courses have become increasingly

popular, and are helping people all over the Diocese to

work on this ‘backbone’.

The Discipleship, Learning and Training Committee

has established a four-year strategy for encouraging

and enabling people to grow towards maturity in Christ.

This strategy will be rolled out during 2015-2018:

focussing each year on a different direction from Way

of Life. 2015 is the ‘Up’ year – and to this end the

Simple Guides to prayer, worship and giving were

designed and produced, and are making a mark in

churches up and down the diocese.

It is becoming increasingly evident that ‘joined up thinking’

is needed between the three priority areas of the life of

the diocese (discipleship, ministry and mission). We are

already exploring ways in which these three strands can be

woven together into a strong cord, which will enable the

growth of God’s church as we discover his kingdom and

flourish in his name.

While many people prefer not to think of their own deaths, those that do often envisage it as during old age with loved ones by their sides. But for some people there are no loved ones. Who holds their hands in the final moments of this life’s journey? At the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in Truro, it is Margaret who shares that time.

For more than 18 months, Margaret has volunteered to sit

with those who are dying so that no one has to die alone.

Margaret had been volunteering at the hospital for ten

years, five of them as a pastoral visitor with the chaplaincy

team when hospital chaplain Revd Mark Richards asked

her if this was something she would consider.

“I am still learning but I am supported through my faith

Reader Jim Seth is a retired primary school deputy head teacher and is currently chair of governors at a local primary school.

“I was very much a ‘born

again Atheist’ at teacher

training college so when it

came to work I specified

that I would not teach in a

church school but God had

other plans and I ended up

getting a job in a Church

of England School!

“The staff did not try and convert me or complain about

my refusal to join in with prayer or certain hymns but I

can say I definitely met Christ in those people. But it was

at a memorial service for my wife’s mother that I felt

THE CARING COMPANION

FROM ATHEIST TO READER

and by the amazing chaplaincy team giving me the

strength to provide this help to others. I personally believe

you need to be a person of faith to do this, to be able to

embrace silence and pray. I don’t find it stressful and I

don’t carry it away with me.”

Margaret says her gift is the ability to sit still and quiet

and through that she has been able to share special

moments with those she has comforted.

“For me to be asked to be alongside someone when they

are dying is a great privilege. It is about letting them know

someone cares, there was companionship even at the end.

Doing this involves a deep level of listening to another

person. To read the signs if they are uncomfortable or

agitated, to gauge if they want to have their hand held,

to reassure them.”

TO READ MORE GO TO:

WWW.TRURODIOCESE.ORG.UK AND CLICK ON DISCIPLESHIP

compelled to talk to the curate. At the end of the service I

said, ‘I have no idea what I need to talk to you about, I just

do’. He said I was the answer to a prayer and he wanted me

to run the Sunday school!

“A few years later I became a Reader and went on to explore

vocation to ordained ministry but was told by a Bishop that

I ‘was prophet rather than priest’, and so focused all my

efforts on being in the community as a lay minister.”

Jim says a Reader is what he ‘IS’ rather than it being

something he does. “I am a Reader in all I do. Being a

Reader is a very privileged position and the training

gives you the basis of a large range of skills including ways

of communicating. I use social media including Facebook

and Twitter as an extension of my Reader Ministry. It’s all

about giving people other means of communication and

communicating the gospel is really what it’s all about! It is

exciting wondering what God has in store for me next.”

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT READER TRAINING

CONTACT JIM:

01209 215191 JSETH@BTINTERNET.COM

While The Giving Shop in Penzance began in 2012, 2014 saw the project given a boost when they took over new premises.

From its initial beginnings as a way of bringing the nativity

into the market place throughout December 2012, the

overwhelming support from the local community meant it

continued into 2013 with a renewed purpose providing craft

workshops with considerable success. It grew to include

acting as a collection point for foodbanks and even welcomed

the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby when he visited

the diocese in late 2013. They were also awarded the Best

Business Partnership Award by Cornwall VSF that year.

But the success of the project meant it had outgrown

its small beginnings. 2014 saw the Giving Shop move

into a larger premises within the Wharfside Centre. It

was at this new, bigger premises that ten Silver Surfers

collected certificates for completing computer courses in

December. The 100th student was soon welcomed.

THE GIVING SHOP, PENZANCE

The Giving Shop has earned a place in the hearts of the

people of Penzance and captured the imagination of

others around the country bringing visitors from Paignton,

Bournemouth, Northampton and Brixham to see if they

can learn to replicate this method of bringing Christ to

the community.

The Giving Shop has not only provided an opportunity

for people to discuss and share issues of faith, it has

also challenged the discipleship of many of the

volunteers involved as they try to explain why they

believe what they do and how that motivates them

to care for others.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

DAVID SMITH:

SES.DHS@HOTMAIL.CO.UK01736 719432 OR 07979856456WWW.CHURCHESTOGETHERINPENZANCE.CO.UK/CTIPATHEGIVINGSHOP.HTM

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GROWING OUR CHURCHES

In 2014 the Church House team embarked on a

programme of parish visits to take resources out into

the parishes and to engage in conversations to more fully

understand the support parishes needed and to spend

time with them. Armed with packs of ‘starter information’

on a variety of topics from social action to Gift Aid;

websites to tourism and funding to working with children,

over 40 parishes were visited and supported with taking

initial steps into their chosen areas of mission.

The Parish visit was a source of great encouragement to us. Firstly we felt we had people from the diocese who were listening to us and understanding the context of our ministry and mission. And secondly their visit helped us to reflect and then to action a way forward. I can highly recommend it!

REV’D CANON PAUL MILLER

As a result of these conversations, work was undertaken

to support parishes in some of the key areas that were

highlighted. This included offering website deals through

ChurchEdit, developing a partnership with Cornwall

Council to enable churches to host libraries within their

buildings and shaping the content for the Meet the

Funders programme which is run jointly by the Diocese of

Truro and Transformation Cornwall.

Several notable funding events were held in 2014 beginning

with the main Meet the Funders in March which attracted

nearly 100 people from around the diocese. In the autumn,

Eleanor Gill was welcomed from the Church of England head

office to provide guidance on raising funds for capital appeals

and in November Lloyds Foundation chose to run a workshop

within the Diocese to launch their new round of funding.

The groundwork was prepared to launch the Parish Giving

Scheme in 2015 – a tool to help both parishes and donors

donate while reducing administration. It automatically

recovers Gift Aid and helps prevent static giving.

We look forward to continuing with the parish visits in 2015

which we will also use as an opportunity to discuss Parish

Giving and which will enable us to shape our resources to

meet the needs of the variety of parishes around the diocese.

The most useful part of the day was the access to statistics and having them explained along with the explanation of outcomes and ouputs – how to use the language of the funder!

PENWITH DEANERY WORKSHOP DELEGATE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON

THE PARISH GIVING SCHEME:

PGS@TRURO.ANGLICAN.ORG 01872 360039

FOR DETAILS OF FUNDING EVENTS:

ROSEY SANDERSROSEY.SANDERS@TRANSFORMATION-CORNWALL.ORG.UK 01872 360044

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EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

The Equality and Diversity Committee, which incorporates

disability and ethnic minority Anglicans, is now well-

established in the diocese.

The Access Audit, which includes a summary of best

practice for special needs and the Equality Act 2010,

was issued previously by the group and continues to be a

resource to parishes. It provides guidance and specialist

advice in relation to access of buildings as well as worship

and all occasions on which Christians meet.

The committee is chaired by Archdeacon Audrey and

comprises Anglicans and Methodists and those with and

without disabilities. It is committed to support those of

faith and those of no faith.

Although the committee only formally meets four times a

year, it is continually active bringing an influence to all the

meetings, literature and settings it can on a daily basis.

In 2014, audits have been conducted, and clergy, PCC

and other groups in training were briefed on matters of

Equality, Diversity and disability.

Committee members aim to promote justice and fairness

and bring Christian influence where it can to the lives of all

in Cornwall. Examples include the promotion of Disability

Sunday and Inclusive Church Sunday.

THE COMMITTEE CAN BE CONTACTED VIA

CHURCH HOUSE OR THE DIOCESE WEBSITE:

WWW.TRURODIOCESE.ORG.UK

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JOHN MURFITT,

ADVISER ON EQUALITY & DIVERSITY:

01726 893109 JOHNMURFITT@HOTMAIL.COM

Showing Christian Love through inclusivenessThe Oasis Centre was formed in 2008 and has grown into a thriving centre for the whole community.

The Oasis Centre, has a

shop front in the high street

and it quickly became

evident that there were a number of isolated and

vulnerable people who had gradually begun to go in.

It was decided that a Wellbeing Café, run under the

auspices of The Oasis Centre, was the way forward.

In essence the aim was to bring church into the

community and to do so in a community sense rather

than relying solely on one to one visits.

The Wellbeing Café provides entertainment and social activities as well as a helping hand to find support when needed from outside agencies. It is a place to meet others, relax and share experiences over a cup of tea or coffee.

The St Columb Wellbeing Café meets on Thursday

mornings in the Columba Centre and costs £1 which

includes drinks and most activities. It provides

opportunities for card making and craft, card games,

knitting, simple cooking, trips out and advice is

available on: exercise and weight management,

budgeting, access to information, welfare benefits

and debt counselling.

The police now drop in and chat to the attendees some

weeks; as do local councillors. A health worker runs

sessions on exercise, weight management and budgeting

and a retired teacher runs an art class for the members

which is one of the most popular groups.

On average, almost 30 people attend weekly; including a

few young mums and their babies.

The success and popularity of the Wellbeing Café has been overwhelming – perhaps simply from being in the right place at the right time and remembering to always ask the members what they would like.

It has also been a catalyst for friendship groups to develop

and several of the members now meet for a pub lunch

after the café, while other have established the ‘Busy

Bees’, a craft group and the ‘Knit and Natter Group’ both

of which meet weekly.

A Memory Café has also now been opened which runs

from 2pm to 4pm on alternate Wednesday afternoons.

A Debt Counselling Service and a Welfare Rights Surgery

are also being set up which will provide confidentiality

for the users. A Cafe Church is in its very early stages

of development – seen as another opportunity to take

church into the community.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SETTING UP AND

RUNNING A WELLBEING CAFÉ PLEASE CONTACT

PAT WALTON AT THE OASIS CENTRE:

01637 889 682 PATWALTON2@BTINTERNET.COM

WELLBEING CAFÉ, ST COLUMB

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

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INCOME EXPENDITURE

To say that 2014 has been a year of change for the

diocesan finance team is an understatement – as

everybody is new! Sophie Eddy is the new Director of

Finance and Assets, who joined us in November. Finance

Assistant Agatha Hodges was previously working in

another administrative role within the diocese, and we

have also since been joined by Sara Streatfield, who is our

Financial Controller.

Given everything that was happening in Autumn 2014,

it is fair to say the new members of the team hit the

ground running. However, they have settled in well and

are making significant inroads now in ensuring our

systems and practices are not only fit for purpose, but

the best we can have.

The Diocese of Truro Enterprises Ltd (DoTE) – our wholly

owned trading subsidiary – made a profit of £8,017,

after an impressive Gift Aid donation of £60,207 to the

Diocesan Board of Finance.

MMF rose during the year, which was definitely a good

thing, although only by a modest sum of around £4,000,

from £3,397,512 in 2013, to £3,401,785 in 2014. However,

to have an increase at all was positive and we remain

under no illusions as to the great effort put in by the

parishes to raise sums of this magnitude.

Early signs during December were that the synod’s

decision to increase MMF contributions had already begun

to filter down and the figures for the very end of the year

were looking extremely positive – and our thanks, again,

to all the parishes for this.

Our investment portfolio again performed well and our

glebe property portfolio and significant investments in

equity-based funds brought an income of £968,000,

which represented an increase of £23,000 on the figure

for 2013.

During 2014 the sale of diocesan property, which includes

parsonages and glebe, realised funds of £660,000 - although

these profits cannot be used directly to support the ministry.

Lay staff costs have increased from £714,000 to

£809,000. This increase is mainly due to the full-

year effect of earlier appointments in relation to the

implementation of the three strands of Our Vision. The

actual full time equivalent numbers employed have risen

from 22 to 25.

A total of 22 Archbishops Council Mission Fund

applications were approved. These are for inventive

outreach projects run by parishes and local church groups,

and totalled £39,000.

The reserve funds of the diocese are in a healthy state

and have both increased. The General Fund has risen from

£3.4m to £4.5m and the Pastoral Account has risen from

£3.3m to £4.1m. Both of these increases are due to the

sale of houses which have yielded net receipts – even after

purchasing replacements, where appropriate.

Healthy reserves will be vital to enable change and

underpin growth so that we can invest in our clergy and

their parishes to provide ministry and presence in every

community in an effective and financially sustainable way.

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We hope that in years to come 2014 will be viewed as a turning point in the finances of the Diocese of Truro. At the Diocesan Synod in November, members made the brave and optimistic decision to increase MMF contributions by 28%, turning down the options of smaller increases in favour of being bold and committing to growing the church.

The above figures exclude proceeds from the sale of diocesan property.

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OTHER INCOME

OTHER (INCLUDINGMISSION & MINISTRY)

COST OF PROVIDING

AUTHORISED MINISTRY

HOUSING20 HOUSING

PARSONAGES DEPARTMENT

Maintaining all the 142 diocesan parsonage houses to this

standard is an ongoing task; maybe not quite equivalent to

the Forth Bridge decoration, but certainly the bridge over

the Tamar!

2014 saw another series of maintenance, improvement

works and other work orders to keep our properties in

good order. Just over £1 million was spent in maintaining

and improving properties over the year including a number

of major refurbishment and alteration projects. We

continue to use trusted contractors, competitively tender

works and benchmark expenditure to ensure we deliver

the best value for money in all we do.

The year started with a review of the strategic plan for

future housing. The list of houses that are unsuitable for the

future due to their lack of insulation, substantial maintenance

cost or those that are just in the wrong place was again

reviewed. The new locations where we need houses to

support future ministry plans were also identified. A long

term plan for sales and purchases between the start of

2014 and 2025 has been established to result in a reduced

number (about 130) better properties with lower running

and maintenance costs. As a first step in delivering the

plan the department managed the sale of 11 houses over

the year with 4 more suitable properties being purchased.

Donna and Suzanne remain the first point of contact for

enquiries. Looking after houses is a joint responsibility and

we are always grateful for clergy occupiers and PCCs who

maintain, look after and go beyond their responsibility to

improve their houses. We are also very grateful for our

contractors who generally provide an excellent service and

the Parsonages Board who give their time to setting policy

and considering parsonages related issues. Thank you to

all involved and who have supported our work in 2014.

And maybe, we are getting closer to the good houses we desire, providing the best value/best possible houses and providing all clergy with the right facilities to support their ministry.

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The Parsonages Department has the simple intent of providing good houses for clergy and their families and to support their effective ministry to the local community.

spent on maintenance & improvements

houses sold over 2014

properties purchased

DIOCESAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CHURCH BUILDINGS COMMITTEE

The Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) is a statutory

committee that provides advice on church buildings, other

places of worship, their contents and churchyards to

parishes, the Diocesan Chancellor & the Archdeacons.

In 2014 the committee said farewell to architect Mr

Norman Lister. Norman had been with the committee for

many years and was a great help to the committee and to

the churches he advised. We will miss him but his shoes

have been well filled by Mr James Hetherington.

The DAC covers areas such as archaeology, architecture,

bells, clocks & furniture, glazing, organs, paintings,

memorials, liturgical reordering, heating, lighting, ecology,

silver & gold work, needlework, the natural environment &

path surfacing. The committee are available to advise on

proposed re-orderings, repairs to windows, organs, bells,

solar panels, heating systems etc. but it is important to

remember that the DAC only acts in an advisory capacity

– the final decision about a faculty petition (application)

is made by the Diocesan Chancellor, although in certain

defined areas an Archdeacons faculty will be granted.

During 2014 the committee again considered over 100

applications and members carried out 37 site visits. These

visits give church officers an opportunity to meet on

site and discuss proposals at an early stage and explore

various options before an application is submitted. Also

towards the end of 2014 Truro & Leicester DACs were

chosen to trial the new Online Faculty system which

is designed to simplify the faculty process. All future

applications will come through this system. So far so good

and a lot less paper!

The Church Buildings Committee uses the income from

two trusts, the Sherrard Trust and the Rural Churches

Repair Fund, to make small grants (usually no more than

£1000) to rural church buildings for repairs.

The committee meets twice a year, in March & September,

to consider applications which should be addressed to the

Secretary, Sue Thorold at Church House.

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2014 INTO 2015: TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PARTNER IN RAISING STANDARDS

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The annual diocesan funding for our school work remains fixed at about £100,000. The Board oversee spending of another £300,000 that comes from the schools and the Department for Education. Simon’s appointment and other changes have all been made within that overall budget. A new appointment to support governors will emphasise our work with all parishes, not just the ones with church schools.

HOW MUCH DO 44 SCHOOLS COST US?

Safe hands and strategyDuring 2014 the safe hands were those of Jo Osborne,

headteacher at The Bishops’ School in Newquay, and our

“interim director.” The new strategy was proposed by Simon

Cade, from October our Director of Education and Discipleship.

Jo’s safe hands have held our 44 church schools, as they

have held their children. We remain enormously grateful

to Jo, her school, and all our schools for that vital service.

The new strategic aim of becoming a significant partner

in raising standards in schools in Cornwall and the Isles

grows from a fundamental question:

Why does the church do schools?Children are a gift from God but they don’t arrive finished,

they need to grow and learn. God gives children a fabulous

potential that is much richer than exam results and how

much they can earn, so we bring values to education that

otherwise get squeezed by league tables and politics. We

want to talk about the way Jesus put a child in the midst

of his disciples to teach about greatness, we want to put the

quality of relationships and hope for the future at the heart

of education. Alongside those rich values we believe that when

any child fulfils their God-given potential, then the Kingdom

is revealed: hence “to be a partner in raising standards.”

But why church schools?We do a lot working with community schools and part

of the new strategy is to work with all 350 schools in

Cornwall, not just the 44. But church schools are where

we really put our money where our mouth is, they get us

a seat at the table, and they are where we prove that rich

values put into action change lives and raise standards.

children in CofE schools

Foundation Governors nationally

of primary schools in England are CofE

children in Cornwall at CofE schools

The Church of England is the biggest sponsor and provider of academies nationally

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ECUMENICAL REPORT

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The Pentecost Service at Gwennap Pit in May attracted

over 300 Christians from across Cornwall who were able

to listen to the address which was given by David

Grosch Miller, the Provincial Moderator from the

United Reform Church.

The Royal Cornwall Show in June was a real celebration of Christians working together. The

Churches Together tent provided hospitality to many and

there were more chaplains than ever. We also stood out

more than before thanks to our new chaplaincy jackets.

November saw Churches Together in Cornwall

celebrate “One Year On”, a conference to recognise

and commemorate what has been achieved since the

signing of the Declaration of Intent. The enthusiasm of

lay people and their real desire for more prayer was

exciting to witness.

Many more Methodist and Anglican churches across

the diocese started exploring ways of working more

closely together from Upton Cross to Newquay and

Four Lanes to the Roseland.

One of the things that Churches Together is doing so well

across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is involving itself in

social action projects from Food Banks to Night Shelters,

and from Street Pastors to Breakfast Projects all of which

provide a much needed outreach in to the community.

Another exciting venture has been the arrival of Chemin Neuf

at Schlerder Abbey near Looe, a Roman Catholic religious

community which grew out of a charismatic prayer group.

The community, which emphasises ecumenism, plans to

work with families as well as offering retreats.

Finally in December over 500 new toys were collected through Churches Together in Penzance to enable Social Services to distribute them to children at Christmas.

The WCC met four times in 2014.

It has been another very difficult year in terms of finding

another link diocese and we are sorry to report we have

not been successful in fulfilling this aim. The World

Church Committee identified other dioceses in a similar

position to us. However, we have explored a possible

link with Uruguay and did quite a significant amount of

research into how feasible this might be. Bishop Tim

and others met Bishop Michele when he was in London

to have conversations about the possibilities of such

a link. But it was felt after much thought we did not

have the capacity to ensure a link with Uruguay and

make it sustainable.

Contact was also made with the Diocese of New York but

Bishop Marianne felt that at this present time they could

not commit.

The link with the Diocese of Strangnas in Sweden continues

to be strong and we are at present awaiting reports from the

leadership team from the last exchanges to see the evidence

of what had been achieved by those visits. It is hoped that the

link may continue and more exchanges take place around

2015 focusing on discipleship and deepening spiritual lives.

We continue to fund the OVC project in Umzimvubu and have

increased our donations in 2014. Evidence is regularly provided

to the committee to celebrate the wonderful work being done

by Phyllis Buso and her team. This is certainly a project that

continues to be of great success and where our donations

are used to benefit the lives of vulnerable young people.

In 2014 we said farewell to the Reverend Suzanne Hosking from the committee and in November we welcomed Paul Elliot to her place.

WORLD CHURCH COMMITTEE

The World Church Committee would like to thank everyone for their continued support and prayers for our work over the last year.

2014 was another exciting year for church unity across the diocese.

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TRURO CATHEDRAL TRURO DIOCESAN MOTHERS’ UNION

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There was Michael Portillo standing without notes

before an audience of over 600 people talking for

nearly an hour on the implications of the First World War;

there were the insightful and thorough-going lectures by

Paul Fiddes and Catriona Pennell, each experts in their

own field (theology and history respectively), both of which

evoked a considerable and thoughtful audience response.

There were the poetry readings – read with humility and

without ostentation, but with feeling and commitment,

tracing the gamut of emotion and reaction to the War;

there was the schools’ exhibition which, as they had done

all autumn, evoked generous and genuine responses from

all who engaged with them; there were the performances

of the War Requiem, for me one of the greatest of all

works composed by a British composer, which were

searing and intense, with the Three Spires Singers never

sounding better and with soloists that just simply were

the best in their field (hearing the tenor and the baritone

sing through a version of the Abraham story – one of

Owen’s poems – whilst the boy choristers sang part

of the Requiem, thus bringing all the elements of this

extraordinary work together at the same time, was

almost unbearable in its vocal imagery).

And the Armistice Day service was a very fitting

conclusion. Fitting because, after all the voices heard

over the previous eight days, either in lecture, poem or

song, simply to have the silence of the falling, fluttering

poppies as a symbol of all that we had tried to bring to

the week’s events seemed entirely appropriate. What next?

We hope to continue our commemorations of the War

during the next four years, and of course, 2018 will

be another hugely resonant date that we’ll mark.

THE VERY REVD ROGER BUSH DEAN OF TRURO

At a local level, several of our branches have links with local

church primary schools through our Teddy Horsley Project.

The aim of this project is to provide a Teddy Horsley Bear

and Booklet for each reception class pupil. In addition, our

members have continued their efforts on a wide range of

existing projects including the Self Esteem Fund in partnership

with the charity Action for Children in Cornwall, covering

Kernow Young Carers and the Family Intervention Project,

which continues to go from strength to strength.

Many of our branches locally and nationally have a Prayer

Chain or Prayer group. In addition, all our members engage

with the Wave of Prayer, which rotates throughout the

year to focus on every diocese with a Mothers’ Union

presence in the world.

The free publication ‘Families Worldwide’ underpins

the Wave of Prayer by providing detail about the varied

family orientated projects undertaken by Mothers’ Union

in different dioceses. This leads prayer into awareness

and often into generous contributions to Mothers’ Union

Overseas Funds, including the Emergency Fund, which

in times of need, provides aid on the ground through our

local members.

At the international level, Mothers’ Union continues to

have a permanent seat at the United Nations Conference

on the Status of Women where essential work continues

to take place to chivvy nations into improving the lot of

women in their countries.

Looking forward into 2015, we are gearing up for the next stage in our campaign against the commercialisation of childhood. Although progress has been made with industry codes of conduct and systems of age ratings, there is still much more to be tackled.

In 2014 Truro Cathedral marked the centenary of the start of World War One with a week of commemorative events and activities. The Dean selects a few snapshots on his impressions of the ‘Cornwall Remembers’ project.

The Truro Diocesan Mothers’ Union continues to make a vital contribution to the achievements of the Mothers’ Union organisation through prayer, campaigning and enabling. Members now total four million people spread throughout 83 countries.

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RURAL LINKS

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TEAM

BISHOP PHILLPOTTS LIBRARY

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2014 was a very difficult year for many in the rural

community with dairy farmers in particular suffering from

falling community prices and a very wet winter.

The hard times meant maintaining good links with fellow

rural officers in the county including Revd Roger Greene from

the Methodist Church, Chris Batt, Chaplain to Truro Market

and others within the Farm Community Network (formerly

the Farm Crisis Network) were more important than ever.

The 2014 Royal Cornwall Show, which is always a major

event on the calendar for Diocesan Rural Link Officer

Revd Canon Andrew Wade and Revd Fr Simon Bone who

assists, was blessed with perfect weather attracting many

thousands of people to the showground.

The annual Eve of Show Service and Churches Together

in Cornwall tent continued to prove popular – helping

to maintain the Churches’ profile and to offer prayer,

hospitality, and the opportunity for pastoral support

and evangelistic outreach to those who attend over

the three days.

In September, Bishop Chris accompanied Andrew on

several visits to local farms to hear first-hand the

challenges that are faced on a daily basis and to learn

how churches can and do help.

Some of this help comes in the form of prayer in the

parishes and the Diocesan Rural Links team are grateful to

Dr Jill Hopkinson, the National Rural Officer, and the team

at the Arthur Rank Centre for their help in highlighting

those in need of prayer.

November saw Andrew heading off to the National Rural

Officers Gathering. The event provides an opportunity

for rural officers from around the country to share

experiences, gain support and receive advice.

2014 began as usual

with students, clergy

and Readers regularly

using the library and

the membership was

healthy at over 200

Readers.

At the end of

September, with

Diocesan House at

Kenwyn soon to be

sold and the Diocesan team moving to their modern new

facilities at Church House in Threemilestone, all the Bishop

Phillpotts books, library shelving and furniture was moved

into storage while a new permanent location was sought

for the library.

This new home came in the form of The Pearson Room

at the Cathedral Offices in Truro. Although a smaller

premises, it is an excellent location for the library and we

re-opened in March 2015.

Readers and borrowers are advised to ring Cathedral

Office Reception on 01872 276782 to check before they

visit and they must sign in at Reception when they arrive

and out when they leave. Borrowing and returning books

is the same self-service arrangement as it was before but

the Librarian will be on site each Wednesday between 2pm

and 4pm should anyone need specific help.

The Methodist Collection is now located in the Kenwyn

Room of Truro Methodist Church and can be accessed

whenever that room is not in use. To arrange to access the

Methodist Collection readers and borrowers must phone

the Truro Circuit Office on 01872 262907 between 10am

and 12 noon on Mondays to Fridays.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SPEAK TO THE LIBRARIAN:

PHILLPOTT.LIBRARY@SKY.COM

One key focus for 2014 was the environment and challenging

parishes and the diocese to take seriously the Fifth Mark

of Mission - To safeguard the integrity of creation.

Diocesan Synod overwhelmingly endorsed the Carbon Fast

for Lent 2014 that was promoted by all six dioceses in

the South West. There were daily suggestions of practical

steps individuals and churches could undertake to make

cuts in carbon emissions.

A number of parishes used a Bible study with a climate change

theme and Radio Cornwall featured a story of churches

engaging positively with the issue on its Sunday programme

during Lent. It is hoped in 2015 to establish a loan scheme

for churches wanting to install renewable and energy

saving projects. Contact the SRO for more information.

Elsewhere the Social Responsibility Team continued to

offer support for working with those coping with the

impact of austerity on their lives.

We pay tribute to countless volunteers from church communities who maintain the Food Banks, Soup Kitchens, Night Shelters, Drop-in Centres that in some cases are literally life savers.

At the end of the year we worked closely with the Cornwall

Independent Poverty Forum to promote the Alternative

Cornish Giving Christmas Catalogue that supported 20

projects working with vulnerable and socially disadvantaged

across the County. Over £10,000 was collected for these

projects. Thanks to those who supported it.

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FEBRUARY

Over 200 people had packed into Truro College’s theatre

to experience the Bishop’s Den, the culmination of a

diocesan wide initiative to uncover ideas for Doing Church

Differently. Six finalists pitched their ideas and after

much deliberation eWaves from Penlee Cluster and South

Petherwin Community Shop were chosen as the main

projects. Smaller projects which received awards were:

Filling Station (Budock), Uncover (Fowey), Ladies Pamper

Events (St Austell), Space Inbetween – Outside (Penlee).

MARCH

Over 300 family and friends packed into St Piran’s

Church, Perranzabuloe to see 18 people receive the 2014

Cross of St Piran.

JULYDuring July the General Synod of the Church of England

gave final approval to a Measure supporting legislation to

enable women to be ordained and consecrated as Bishops.

If you have a story or event you’d like to promote or would like Communications to attend, please do get in touch by emailing comms@truro.anglican.org or calling 01872 360037

HITTING THE HEADLINES IN 2014 OCTOBERWith storm force winds and rain, Perranporth, Cubert

and Crantock’s curate Revd Caspar Bush spent a week

in a ShelterBox tent outside St Michael’s Church in

Perranporth to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.

Far from freezing and starving though, Caspar was fully

provided for by his community with six sleeping bags being

given as well as wind-up lights, an inflatable bed, plenty

of cakes and breakfasts. “It has been just wonderful how

people have provided me with so much more than I need!

There was a new family in church when I stood up on

Sunday to say I was doing this. They came to see me in the

tent and donated all manner of things.”

With such a wide selection of food being given, Caspar

made sure none of it went to waste. What he did not use

was donated to Truro Foodbank.

The Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Tim Thornton, officially

welcomed staff to their new home at Church House. All of

Church House’s staff were present to be part of this

precious moment, when Bishop Tim prayed God’s blessing

on not only the building, but also the people and the work

they carry out in their new surroundings. The Diocesan

Team moved from their previous premises at Diocesan

House near Kenwyn Church at the end of September after

almost 30 years in the building.

NOVEMBER

A service was held in St Piran Oratory attracting a large

crowd. The 5th Century Oratory was exposed following the

dedicated efforts of volunteers from St Piran’s Trust who

removed tonnes of sand with only shovels and trowels.

Children from Mousehole School were given a taste

of life in a World War One trench during a visit to Paul

Church as part of its Remembrance events. Members of

the congregation, led by Vicar Andrew Yates, transformed

the inside of the church complete with a trench, Roses

of No Man’s Land - Wenches in Trenches and rats. As

well as learning about the work of the nurses and how it

would have felt to be a soldier, the children were also able

to create a mural of poppies using potato printing, learn

about the large stain glass window which remembers

those who have given their lives in war and make poppies

to commemorate local men who’d given their lives in

the First World War but also all wars since including

Afghanistan and Iraq.

The West Window of Maker Church on the Rame

Peninsula, which sustained serious damage in 2013’s

storms was re-dedicated. The repairs had taken three

months and cost over £5,000.

DECEMBERThe Bishop of St Germans visited the Royal Cornwall

Hospital in Truro to see the work of the Friends.

Bishop Chris who was welcomed to the hospital by Friends

President, Michael Galsworthy, Chairman, Beatrice Dyer

and RCHT Senior Chaplain Rev Mark Richards.

During the visit Bishop Chris talked to advanced stroke

nurse practitioner Ally James about the improving short

and long term outcomes for stroke patients and to Mary

Jones, Friends volunteer who plays an important role as a

mealtime volunteer and pastoral visitor.

Bishop Chris gets to grips with hoist equipment with

Michael Galsworthy, President of the Friends of RCH and

Sister Lynn White

Ten Silver Surfers from Penzance were awarded

certificates for completing computer courses at the

Giving Shop in Penzance.

At an awards ceremony held in the shop, Canon David

Smith from Churches Together in Cornwall and Penzance

branch manager for Santander Chris Martin presented the

group with certificates to mark their completion of level

one, level two or both.

Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury

was installed as a Prebendary at St Endellion Church

alongside Frances Kent, St Endellion Churchwarden. The

church was filled with invited guests, the majority from

the local area, to witness the service. The Bishop of Truro,

the Bishop of St Germans and the Dean of Truro Cathedral

were also present.

KEY DATES FOR 2015…4-6 JUNE 2015

20 JUNE 2015

27 JUNE 2015

10-14 JULY 2015

26 SEPTEMBER 2015

23/29 SEPTEMBER 2015

6/8/12/13 OCTOBER 2015

7 NOVEMBER 2015

Royal Cornwall Show Churches Together Tent & Weddings Tent

Dementia Action Day At Truro Cathedral

Diocesan Waymark Event 10am-1pm at St Petroc’s, Bodmin.

“Unfurling: shaping a peaceful way of life” – a quiet morning

with Ian Adams. A morning retreat with a difference – an

opportunity to focus on journeying UP with God.

General Synod

Diocesan Synod

Diocesan Roadshow

Diocesan Roadshow

Diocesan Synod

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