COMMENT Encouraging the Church's children and young people is a target of the Diocese's Vision and Priorities state-ment. It is also one of rea-sons for making 1993 a spe-cial youth year.

You have only to look through this issue of The DOOR to realise how much young people already give. At Chinnor, young Bishop Bernard and his fellow chor-isters (see page 20) demon-strated real leadership abil-ity when they organised a Sunday service. Despite his disability, Mark Lee won an award for his joinery skills. And the youngest contribu-torto our Lent readings sup-plement is Ryan, aged ten.

The Vision and Priorities statement also mentions the vast numbers of young peo-ple with little or no contact with the Church, who must

be reached with 'fresh and imaginative forms of min-istry". And on page 8 David Winter says that the great challenge of the Decade of Evangelism is bridging the gap between the Church and contemporary society.

Do you remember Dawn, the young West Indian woman in our 'God in the Life of the Homeless' fea-ture three years ago? De-spite sleeping rough some nights, she was able to say: "I'm not a Christian, but I do believe in God. Every day I praise him for helping me to get through another day." If this youth year is to be

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The Royal Standard fluttered over the Deanery, an excited crowd gathered in St Aldates, and the sun came through after an early morning downpour—as more than a thousand clergy, lay people and civic dignitaries from all over the three counties gathered in Christ Church Cathedral on December 3 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen for a Service of Thanksgiving for the Diocese' s 450th anniversary.

Despite her difficult year, the Queen, wearing pale green and duck egg blue, looked relaxed as she was greeted at the Cathedral steps by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Sir Ashley Ponsonby, and then at the entrance by the Dean, the Very Revd John Drury, with the Right Revd Richard Barnes, Bishop of Oxford (pictured right) and his

wife, Dr Jo Harries. Also there were the three Area Bishops and the three Archdeacons, the Sub-Dean and the Canons of the Cathedral.

A bidding prayer led by the Dean and giving thanks for the life of the Diocese since its foundation by Henry VIII in 1542, remembered the parishes, the communities of religion and learning, the bish-ops and above all "those countless acts of faith and love, remembered and forgotten, from which we benefit. "The lesson (John 20.19-23) was read by Dr Philip Giddings, lay Vice-President of the Diocesan Synod, and prayers were led by the Area Bishops.

In his address the Bishop of Oxford said that religious strife as well as the great evangelical and catholic revivals had meant that in nearly every age the Church had had its periods of turmoil and

change. Yet through it all, the same baptism is administered, the same Eucharist is celebrated, and in many cases the same church still stands, he said. "God has been with His people, helping them to grow in faith, inviting them to share his mission to the world."

Afterwards, senior representatives of the Dio-cese were presented to the Queen. With them stood nine-year old Daniel Collins from Milton Keynes who is a boarder at the nearby choir school. For him the day was a doubly royal occasion. Not only did he sing in the presence of the Queen but, as the youngest member of the Cathedral choir, he was also chosen to present a posy of flowers to her at the end of the service (this, plus more pictures, on page 2).

The Bishop's New Year Resolution...

Accent On youth T he Bishop of Oxford' s

new year resolution is to spend 1993 giving en-

couragement to children and young people throughout Berk-shire, Buckinghamshire and Ox-fordshire. He has also announced that he intends to create a new award for outstanding contribu-tionsby children and young peo-ple to the spiritual life of the community. Details will be an-nounced soon in The DOOR.

In fact, the whole Oxford Dio-cese is being asked to focus on children and young people this year and to make it a year for the young.

"Young people have a tremen-dous amount to offer our com-munity and to the Church. They can challenge us to think afresh in some of the most important areas of our lives. Issues of ecol-ogy, social justice and caring continue to benefit from their energy and enterprise. But too many of our young people expe-rience rejection of these God-given creative energies.

"Unemployment, difficulties with housing or family prob-lems, combined with the strug-gle to make their voice heard can result in feelings of rejection or alienation. lam going to make it my priority to listen to children and young people in 1993, and to encourage them to voice their concerns," Bishop Richard said.

There will be an opportunity for the Bishop to listen to young adults from the Diocese when he visits Springboard' 93, a week-end event plan'ied by members of the Diocesan Youth Assem-bly to take place in Amersham in April. In August, the Bishop will also lead a Pilgrimage of Young Adults to the Taizé Com-munity in France, which was

founded after the 1939-45 War to heal the wounds of past con-flicts in Europe. And on Easter Monday he will take part in a pilgrimage in Milton Keynes, finishing at the Church of Christ the Cornerstone.

Church schools play an impor-tant part in the lives of our chil-dren and young people, and dur-ing the year the Area Bishops of Berkshire, Buckiinghamshire and Dorchester as well as the Bishopof Oxford have set them-selves the task of visiting Church schools all over the tiocese.

The Church of England Chil-dren's Society will be holding'Across the Diocese', a major fund-raising event in June. Other special events will include an adventure camp in April with the Fairglade Trust, and a sailing training week in May with the Morning Star Trust.

In May there will also be three Diocesan Children' Gift Days, which this year will support projects for deaf children (more details on page 3).

• 'Bishop' Bernard Keavy is only ten but he conducted a St Nicholas Day Service at St An-drew's Church, Chinnor with all the cofidence of a man twice his size. Bernard (pictured above right) became a bishop for a day when the church re-vived the ancient tradition of making a boy chorister a bish-op from December 6 until Holy Innocents Day. Bernard's 'reign' may have been shorter but it was a busy day for the Keavy family. His mother is director of thejunior choir and she preached the sermon while Bernard presided assisted by fellow choir members. More about Chinnor on page 20.

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We couldn't resist sharing some more pictures from Frank Blackwell's record of the Queen's visit to Christ Church Cathedral for the Diocese's 450th anniversary. His photographs include: (above) Dan-iel Collins, the Cathedral's youngest chorister, giving a posy to Her Majesty after the service; (left) the Bishop of Oxford presenting (left to right) the Bishop of Buckinghbrm, the Bishop of Dorchester, the Bishop of Reading and the Archdeacon of Buckingham.

The Queen is the Cathedral's official Visitor, and members of the Chapter, (top left) the Right Revd Ronald Gordon, the Sub-Dean, the Venerable Frank Weston, and Revd Professor Oliver O'Donovan were presented by the Dean, the Very Revd John Drury. Afterwards, there was time to meet waiting crowds in Tom Quad.

The problem of euthanasia has been high-lighted recently by two cases which have hit the headlines. I am sure that the Winchester doctor's primary interest was the well-being of his patient. But the way in which he set about things ensured that the law was in-voked, and he was duly convicted of man-slaughter—though the light sentence showed where the sympathies of the court lay. Then there is the sad case of the young man up in Sheffield who has been in a coma for four years since the Hillsborough disaster. As I write, the highest court in the land has just announced that he will be allowed to die.

I suspect that each of these cases is only the tip of the iceberg. More of us live longer. Doctors can now deal with those gently terminal diseases which were once regarded as the old man's friend. They can preserve us beyond our shelf-life, sometimes in a state of mere existence, sometimes in acute pain.

Life is sacred. Yes. But is that sanctity absolute? Most people would agree that there are circumstances in which it is right to "turn off the tap'. Positive action to hasten death is another matter.

Those who argue that the law should be altered to allow of limited and controlled euthanasia of this type have logic on their side. Where law and life are apparently out of step, the whole of the law is brought into disrepute. But I hope the House of Bishops, which is very properly considering the is-sue, will come out against any such chang-es. Difficult cases, as these always are, make bad law; and it would be difficult if not impossible to secure agreed boundary-lines. More important is the question of principle. Once) the law starts condoning killing—of any kind - it is on a very slippery slope.

So let the law remain - but let it tread

delicately in such a sensitive area; and let the operative decision be left to the conscience of the individual doctor. He alone can de-cide when the law of compassion should override the sanctity of life; knowing that if he oversteps the accepted limits then he will be subject to the full rigour of the law. Of course, others come into it, the patient, his family. But the final responsibility is his.

I have been, and am, lucky in my doctors. I think my present man knows how I feel. I have a hunch that it is a responsibility that no doctor worth his salt would shirk.

My eldest grand-daughter has just started her medical studies at a big London hospital. I hope that a course in medical ethics fea-tures high on the curriculum. She will need it. Sir James Cobban is the former headmaster of Abingdon School. He was a member of General Synod for many years.

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Bishop Richard presents a cheque for £4,000 to Bill Crooks who has been working in Zaire under the authority of Archbishop Njojo and supported by CMS. Also pictured are Roger Fray (Diocesan Children's Officer) and Gill Poole (CMS Area Secretary). The money was collected by children in the Diocese and presented at last year's three Chil-dren's Gift Days. It will go towards an agricultural project in north east Zaire which includes growing the versatile Leucaena tree. This year each archdeaconry will again have its own Gift Day: Oxfordshire on May 8, Berkshire on May 10, and Buckinghamshire on May 22. The money raised will go to a project for the deaf. Photo by Frank Blackwell

Women at prayer On Friday March 5 women in 180 different countries will gath-er together to celebrate Wom-en's World Day of Prayer. From the time the sun comes up over the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific, until sunset on St Law-rence Island off the coast of Alas-ka;'women everywhere will be following a service with the theme God's People: Instruments of Healing.

Each year a different group of Christian women are chosen to write the service. This year, the women of Guatamala have writ-ten about their Mayan heritage; a culture which excelled in math-ematics, architecture, engineer-ing, medicine and the fine arts; a culture with a profound sense of family unity. Now their beauti-ful country, so rich in natural resources, has a rapidly expand-ing and largely illiterate popula-tion with a high infant mortality rate, a shortage of housing, poor education, violence, drugs and crime.

In their prayers for the world, the women of Guatamala ask

"How can we proclaim ourselves to be the people of God to be used as instruments of healing?" and ask forgiveness for "Our narrow-ness of vision which sees only the clouds and misses the rain-bow."

In this Diocese the Women's World Day of Prayer will be cel-ebrated at many churches, in-cluding some in the Oxford area: Botley Baptist Church (lOam), Temple Cowley United Re-formed Church (7pm) and St John's Church, Vicarage Road (230pm speaker Debbie Flint). A televised service will be broad-cast live on Sunday February 7 at 11am (Channel 3). For more in-formation ring 0892 541411.

Thame links up with Kenya

The Revd Chris Neal, vicar of St Mary's Church, Thame, has returned from a hectic two-week visit to the Diocese of Nairobi in Kenya. The trip followed the visit to Thame of Lydia Kamau in June 1991. Lydia was one of almost 100 church leaders from the developing world who were invited to minister to churches in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Chris was based in Limuru, Lydia's home town, and was kept busy with two or three preaching engagements each day. He was at once thrilled to find people who were willing to trust their lives to the Lord, yet appalled at the circumstances which forced them to do so.

"Kenya is a very beautiful country," he said. "It was much greener than I expected, and there were no obvious signs of poverty and famine, although it is a growing problem." Anyone who speaks out against political oppression, though, puts their life in danger, and Mr Neal was told about several local clergymen who had been threatened with violence, poison and imprisonment.

"I talked to two Bishops who had put their lives on the line. It was very humbling to meet Christian men who had done that," he said. St Mary's intends to maintain its links with Limuru, adding Lydia's church to a list of contacts which includes missionaries and Christian leaders working in Zaire, Peru, Nepal and Jerusalem.

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Speak upon Sunday trading!

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There is a 'al danger that Sun-day trading will become legiti-mate by default, unless there is firm pressure on the Govern-ment. That is the view of Bar-bara Hayes, of the Girls Friendly Society, who is Industrial Chap-lain in Cowley.

Large stores began to open four Sundays before Christmas 1991, and some of them have opened every Sunday since. Even stores that remained closed feel pres-sure to open in order to compete, says Barbara Hayes. She is a member of the Diocesan Board of Social Responsibility (BSR) which discussed the question at its meeting on December 9.

Sunday trading also appears on the agenda of the February General Synod. A motion is due to be debated which emphasises the need to preserve Sunday as a distinct and special day, while recognising that some Sunday trading may be necessary.

On January22 the second read-ing of a private member's bill introduced by Ray Powell, La-bour MP for Ogmore,was ap-proved by 214 to 41 votes, de-

spite the opposition of both the Government and Labour front benches. Its proposals were broadly in line with the REST (Recreation, Emergency, Social and Travel) proposals supported by Keep Sunday Special, which would restrict Sunday opening to certain types of businesses only.

However, the Bill has little chance of becoming law. After the vote Home Office officials announced that MPs would be asked to consider one of three proposals in the autumn: deregu-lation; the proposals of the Shop-ping Hours Reform Council whereby only small shops would be allowed unlimited opening; and the REST proposals.

A previous deregulation Bill was defeated despite considera-ble pressure from the whips. Bar-bara Hayes says that this was partly because people expressed their opinion so strongly. "We have a responsibility to form a view on this issue, because of the effect that change will have on our society and because of the values that change will repre-sent," she says.

Post-vote strategy

In the wake of the decision by General Synod to ordain wom-en to the priesthood, many of those priests and lay people who do not agree with the decision are now working together un-der the umbrella of 'Forward in Faith'. One of their Diocesan repre-

sentatives is Father Keith Hay-don, Team Rector of Cowley. "Many Anglicans do not regard the General Synod decision as the final authoritative verdict on this issue. Our aim is to seek a structure for Church life which preserves and develops the Catholic and Apostolic faith and sacramental life that the Church of England has always claimed to share with the rest of historic Christendom."

There will be a meeting for concerned clergy and religious, lay people, and those in training for the priesthood at St Edberg's Church, Bicester on Saturday, February 13, starting with a cel-ebration of the Eucharist at noon. More details from Father Keith Haydon on 0865 747680.

It is with great sadness and a personal sense of loss that I have to write of the sudden death, in school, on Monday 23 Novem-ber, of Brian Sterry, for 22 years Head of St Nicholas School, Newbury (writes Freda Storrar, Diocesan Senior Schools Offic-er).

Brian was one of the longest standing and most respected head teachers in the Diocese. He was a man of great faith, integrity, loyalty and humour and wzs held in great esteem by all who knew him. Our hearts go out to his wife Mavis, his daughter Carolyn, his son-in-law Derek and his two grand-daughters Fiona and

A Christian group has won the franchise for the Independent Local Radio Station for High Wycombe, making it the first Christian owned and run radio station in England.

The eight-year ILR licence for High Wycombe was awarded to Wye FM Ltd trading as Radio WYE on January 7, despite strong competition from the three other applicants, Beech Radio, South Buckinghamshire Radio Company and South Bucks Broadcasting.

The licence is for the provision of a service on the AM (medium wave) band. It will cover High Wycombe and as much of the surrounding district of South Buckinghamshire as is techni-cally possible, and should be on air by the end of the year.

The group was founded three years ago when the Communi-cations Officer for the Diocese, the Revd Richard Thomas, brought together a group of Christians and Church leaders in High Wycombe to explore the possibilities offered by the 1990 Broadasting Act which al-lows Churches to own radio sta-

Diana. May God give them strength and comfort in their sorrow.

In your October issue you printed a review of a novel by an Oxford-shire schoolmaster who had tri-umphed for 16 years over extreme physical disability (writes Sir James Cobban).

Donald Willis died at his home on New Year's Eve and was nursed to the end by his devoted wife Muriel. A memorial service was held at Abingdon School Chapel. Donald was a fine schoolmaster and a fine Christian. The example set by him and his wife will con-tinue to inspire all who knew them.

Schools procedure questioned Some dioceses are concerned that the Department for Education is apparently excluding diocesan boards of education from the consultation process for church schools applying for grant main-tained status.

The Director of Education (Schools) for the Oxford Dio-cese, the Revd Tony William-son, has sought a response from the Department since last Octo-ber. Now he has written to local MPs: "I am asking whether it is the Government's intention to remove this diocesan consulta-tion process in the new Bill."

Information has been sent from the Department to Church schools about how to apply for grant maintained status, ignor-ing the fact that Church schools must consult the Diocesan Board of Education, who in turn advise within 21 days of the passing of the governors' 'first resolution'. If parents vote in favour of grant maintained status, the governing body has to send the Department of Education an account of the advice given by the Diocesan Board of Education, and how the governors treated that advice.

Changeover The Revd John Crowe has re-signed as chairman of The DOOR Editorial Support Group, following his appointment as Rural Dean of the Aston and Cuddesdon Deanery which cov-ers 46 parishes.

Said John: "The last four years have been very exciting: getting the paper launched, and seeing it develop so well. It is a real means for the parishes of the Diocese to get to know one another, as well as bridging the gap between lo-cal churches and Diocesan Church House. Most important is the independence of the paper and the way in which opinions of all kinds can be aired."

Mrs Jane Bugg from Brill is the group's new chairman.

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In a statement issued on the day of the announcement the group said: "Radio WYE would like to encourage input, even at this ear-ly stage, from anybody living or workingwithin the coverage area as Radio Wye wishes to serve the whole community. Radio WYE would also like to take this op-portunity to thank the hundreds of individuals, organisations, companies and churches from the local communituy who have supported us both financially and in writing."

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The DOOR, February 1993 5

' I was brought up in a vicar-age. The church was the cen-tre of our life, and very little

lay beyond it for us as children. My father came from the Church of Ireland and was a strong low churchman, so life was very strict. My brother and I were not unhappy, and it all seemed very natural, but we learned that if anything was nice it must be naughty. So no dancing, no pic-tures, no secular books on Sun-day. As avery small boy I used to climb into the pulpit and pretend to preach to the verger, and it never struck me that I would land up as anything else except a vicar.

.1 was Confirmed at Rossal, after a shocking preparation which consisted of learning part of the catechism each Sunday and being able to recite it. If I couldn't, I got no tea. In spite of that, Confirmation had a great effect on me. I felt strongly that something was conveyed by the laying on of the bishop's hands. I remember this sense of the con-tinuity of the Church of God coming to me most forcefully again when I became a deacon, and again when I was priested.

Reality of God But the personal belief in God

really came after my belief in the Church. When I went to Oxford I got in with a very fundamental-ist group, the Oxford University Bible Union. On the credit side, I gained vital experience of the reality of God - much more the redemptive side than the incar-national side. From the negative viewpoint, it was a very exclu-sive body which frowned on one taking part in other things, so that I was never able to experi-ence the joy of discovering other kinds of churchmanship.

If you believed in God you were expected to communicate it. So every Sunday night I stood beside the Martyrs Memorial in St Giles, and preached to who-ever was there. I can't imagine that it did them any good, but it certainly gave me the strength and the will to stand up and

preach. We were also pushed into the Children's Special Serv-ice Mission in the vacations. I used to go to one in Felixstowe, and after we had played games with the children had to preach to them from a sandcastle.

Then I discovered the Student Christian Movement, and real-ised I must break out of funda-mentalism. My old friends re-garded me as unsound and as rather an outcast. Looking back, I think that kind of a start was an enormous blessing, but it was also a very good thing that I was able to grow out of it as many of us did.

I got married at the end of my time at Barking, and Ruth has been my great strength and stand-by from that day to this. I re-member when I was priested I was given a book, and in it was written: "0 priest what art thou. Thou art nothing and thou art everything"; and I never asked

to go anywhere or refused to go anywhere we were sent. For instance, in the second half of the war when all the churches in east Sheffield had been bombed and the vicarage was a semi ruin, Leslie Hunter asked me: "Will you come and try and set things up again?" At the time it didn't strike me how heroic Ruth was to leave a comfortable vicarage in Loughton for this ruined build-ing in Sheffield, where she had to be housekeeper to all the staff and face the most difficult cir-cumstances you can imagine.

You couldn't imagine a longer journey than the one I have made from my Rishton childhood.

Even in my Blackpool days, cler-gy crossed the road to avoid con-tact with clergy from other churches - but I have come to see how nonsensical it is that churches should work separate-ly when so much of the world is in turmoil and doesn't believe in any God at all. I first became involved with the Mission to Sea-men in Rochester, and when I retired we went to help with the stations at Antwerp and else-where. The Mission deals with all seamen away from home, of all denominations and none, and is the most outstanding ecumen-ical work in existence.

Many of my parishes were in

deprived areas and we came firm-ly to believe that if people hadn't got anywhere reasonable to live or proper opportunities in life it was impossible to just speak of religious things to them. In other words, we moved from an ex-cessive emphasis on salvation and redemption to an understand-ing of the incarnation - that God is in all our world, and that He is just as interested in us in the places where we live and work as He is when we are in church.

In my retirement I have learned how important country parishes are, and about the op-portunities they offer for devel-oping the most excellent laity. And what a joy it is to just be concerned with the things for which one was ordained: the care of people in all aspects of their lives.

I still preach from time to time, and wish I were doing more.

A priest for all times

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Noel Wardle-Harpur was born in Manchester on November ii, 1903, and brought up in the Lancashire village of Rishton where his father was the vicar. After attending the local church primary school, he went to Rossal School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he read history, and Wycliffe Hall theological college. He was priested in Chelmsford Cathedral on December 18,1927, and served his first curacy under Leslie Hunter at Barking in Essex. He was the first vicar of St Luke's, Prittlewell, in Southend on Sea, and for the next 40 years his ministry included incumbencies in Lambourn, Loughton, Sheffield, Rochester, Blackpool and Stockton on Tees (where he became rural dean of Stockton and an honorary canon of Durham). Among the many hundreds of couples he married were the present Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Richard Harries and his wife, Jo. Though he officially retired to Charlbury in 1970, Canon Wardle-Harpur looked after the parishes ofDunsTew and North Aston for nine years 'without being the vicar', and also worked in Dunkirk, Antwerp and London for the Missions to Seamen, of which he and his wife are vice patrons. He married Ruth Ballard at Islip in 1930, and have a son and daughter, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. They have an enormous network of friends drawn from their many former parishes all over England.

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A priest can never retire. God has asked for his whole life, and be-cause I am no longer administra-tively the vicar doesn't mean it's the end. I still want to be a com-municator and perhaps much more, a listener who can sit with someone and perhaps say noth-ingat all. When I read The DOOR Ifeel optimistic about the Church

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The 1993 Diocesan Year Book is out, and costs only £5 plus 60p postage. Last year the price was £7.50.

The book lists every church, member of the clergy, lay reader and parish officer in the Diocese, and features a comprehensive information file on the regula-tions concerning baptisms, mar-riages and funerals, dates of meet-ings of Diocesan Synod, and a resource section listing church suppliers and support facilities. Clergy automatically receive a free copy but further copies are available from Church House, North Hinksey 0X2 ONB.

Bishop Richard has blessed the new premises of the Bible Read-ing Fellowship at a celebration to mark its 70th anniversary. The charity was established in 1922 in Buxton, London, but moved to Oxford last year when it estab-lished a partnership with the Christian book publisher Lion.

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford has an-nounced the appointment of the Revd William Challis as Vice Principal of the Hall as from Jan-uary 1993. He was formerly Team Rector of the Bishopston area in 'iidl.

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Let's all go on a Christian holiday NEW WINE has been running for five years and last year attracted 7,500 people to its week-long programme of worship and learning. Co-ordinator Joyce Wills says the festival emphasises worship, celebration and ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit: "It is not like other festivals that put an emphasis on arts and entertainment," she said. "It is aimed at Christian families of all denominations, with a bias towards people who are leaders in their church or who have a responsibility for other people."

New Wine offers a choice of seven seminars each morning, and 30 different workshops in the after-noons. Children follow a programme devised by Captain Alan Price of the Church Army, which offers a blend of fun, music, drama, puppets and teaching from the Bible.

New Wine takes place this August 7 -13 at the Royal Bath & West showground in Shepton Mal-let, Somerset. Tickets cost from £70 for an adult to £10 for children depending on when you book.

Contact: New Wine '93, 37 Quickley Lane, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 5AE. Tel: 0923 284735.

The work with children and young people is a very important part of New Wine, and this year for the first time a special event is being run for teenagers and young twenties' at the same location from 30 July to 2 August. SOUL SURVIVOR will be packed full of teaching, worship, sport, music and comedy. Again, everyone stays in tents or caravans on the Royal Bath & West Showground, and tick-ets cost from £30 to £45. Speakers include Steve Chalk of Christmas and Radio Cracker fame, and the evangelist J. John.

The day starts with worship and teaching. In the afternoons, delegates can choose between more workshops, or something more energetic like ab-seiling or jet-skiing. Alternatively, you can hang out at the Dreggs Café. In the evening, groups such as Eden Burning and the Funky Beehive provide the entertainment.

Contact: Soul Survivor, 37 Quickley Lane, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 SAE.

"GREENBELT is muddy fields, basic camping, worse loos, Christian teach-ins under marquees, very arty and best suited to those aged between 14 and 35," says the Revd Richard Thomas who goes with his family every year. Greenbelt is for rock music lovers, and people who enjoy modern thea-tre.

Central to the event is the Mainstage, where

Family holidays can be equal in stress-value to

Christmas or moving house. However, one way to keep the kids happy, to have a

week away from it all and to receive a much needed

spiritual uplift is to go to one of the annual Christian

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performers such as U2, Jesse Dixon and Cliff Richard have attracted huge audiences. In The Big Top artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Phil Keaggy and Sweet Honey in the Rock perform. Jazz and folk music is also represented, while daytime sem-inars (at least one of which will this year be led by Bishop Richard) are also big crowd-pullers. Paint-ing, sculpture, fashion, theatre and film complete the programme which culminates in Holy Com-munion on the Sunday morning.

Greenbelt 93 takes place at Church Stowe in Northampt9nshire (subject to licence) from Au-gust 27 to 3111. Tickets cost about £37 for an adult depending on when bookings are made. Family tickets are available as are reductions for the unem-ployed.

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Taking place this June is CROSSFIRE. The three-day event is held at Aintree Race Course in Liver-pool, and is intended for the whole family. Prices range from £40 for a family ticket to £20 for single adults, or £15 for students, and special rates are available for the unemployed. You camp or take a caravan, and either cook your own food or eat at on-site canteens.

Organiser Ian Howard describes Crossfire as: "A Christian arts and music festival, attracting people from all Christian denominations and some non-churchgoers as well. There is music to suit all tastes, and seminars on various aspects of Christian life and the kind of issues that affect young people such as the occult, self-worth and marriage." Trained

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Every year the SPRING HARVEST team takes over several Butlins holiday camps, and offer a week of over 100 different seminars and work-shops, regular worship and late night concerts. Additional entertainment includes Spring Harvest's own radio station and all the facilities of the holiday camps including the Funsplash Waterworld. The

environment makes it ideal for children, who also enjoy the teaching - which can be much more exciting than Sunday School!

Costs are from £39 a week, with special prices available during April at Minehead, Pwllheli and Ayr for the unemployed. The programme this year considers what Spring Harvest calls five of the biggest challenges facing Christians today: ethics, environment, eternity, evangelism and Europe. Roy Castle and his wife Fiona intend to be special guests at every Spring Harvest week.

For more information contact: Spring Har-vest, 14 Horsted Square, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1QL. tel: 0865 769000.

If you really want to get away from it all and take a very cheap holiday, try KIRCHENTAG. One enthusiast, the Revd Tony Dickinson of Slough, describes it as a happy, holy mixture of the Kes-wick Convention, the Edinburgh Festival with Fringes, and an Open University Summer School, with a touch of Lourdes and Taizé thrown in!

Kirchentag is an interdenominational event or-ganised by the Lutheran Churches of West Germa-ny, which takes place every two years in a different city. This June 9-13 it will be in Munich, and costs only £35 for adults (not including transport to Germany). You stay with local families (if you are lucky they will ply you with food) and admission

to all the events and local public transport is free! Last time, in 1991, there were more than 140,000

visitors, 60 per cent of-them under 26 years of age. Delegates study the word of God, use art and music in worship and attend lectures, discussions and debates. Apparently, ignorance of the German language is not a handicap!

Kirchentag has been held since the 1940s. Tony Dickinson says people who have attended, "Come home astounded and wonder how on earth they could have remained ignorant about this wonder-ful, searching aspect of German Christian life".

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It was eyes right when one of the the Diocese's Christmas advertising posters went up on a hoarding in Reading. Also there to admire it were the Revd Richard Thomas, Oxford Diocesan Communications Officer and his daughter Megan (3).The advertising campaign was adopted by many other dioceses, and 150 of the giant posters went up nationwide. "It is still too early to say exactly what response the campaign had. But we have had massive feedback from clergy and lay people all over the country," Richard Thomas said.

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The Decade: Now for the real task

T he Decade of Evangelism has just entered its third year.

Soon after it was launched Clifford Longley headlined a doom-laden piece in The Times, 'It can never succeed'. The Decade was ill-considered, half-baked, naive - all noise and no substance (rather like his piece, in fact!). There was no chance of the major denominations pulling together. It was all the work of those dreadful Evangelicals, who had hi-jacked the enterprise and ensured that the Roman Catholics, for instance, would have nothing to do with it. In any case, the whole purpose of the Decade was (probably deliberately) vague, with different traditions interpreting it in vastly different ways. Why, they couldn't even agree about what it should be called - was it

a Decade of Evangelism (as the Anglicans called it) or of Evangelisation (as the Catholics called it)?

Well, it's relatively easy to rub-bish an enterprise of this kind. And it's true that different tradi-tions interpret the call to 'evan-gelise' in different ways. It's also true, though sad, that it is easier for denominations, or even groups within a denomination, to engage in effective evange-lism than for it to be done ecu-menically.

In view of that, it is astonishing that the Report to General Synod last autumn on the progress of the Decade so far should reflect a widespread and genuine up-surge in evangelism all over the country. Huge numbers of Chris-tians - many thousands in some dioceses, including our own - have taken part in training for

evangelism. Churches and groups of churches have looked at their programme and priori-ties in the light of the Decade and made important changes. Many adults have been baptised and confirmed and many previously nominal church-goers have had their faith revitalised.

Over the last three years I have visited every deanery in the Ox-ford Diocese, and about 180 dif-ferent parishes or groups of par-ishes. Without exception, they have been willing to accept the vision of a Church ready and enthusiastic to share its Good News with others. The first part of the fulfilment of that vision has been a process of evaluation, audit, training and consultation. Many have used the 'Shaping Up for Evangelism' pack pro-duced by our Parish Resources team. Others have involved the Parish Development Advisers or the Youth and Children's Of-ficers to look at specific needs and opportunities.

The immediate need is to broaden that vision to include our partners in the other churches. There has been little difficulty in keeping its focus local but it has proved surprisingly difficult to make it truly ecumenical.

Much of this is typical of what has been happening allover Eng-land. Each parish in our Diocese should be receiving next month a tabloid paper-style 'report' on the Decade thus far, and I hope

this will encourage us to keep up the momentum.

The immediate need is to broad-en that vision to include our part-ners in the other churches. In this Diocese we have said all along that we want the Decade to be local and ecumenical. There has been little difficulty in keeping its focus local but it has proved surprisingly difficult to make it truly ecumenical.

However, in 1994 we have set ourselves to give the Decade a more public profile, and already much of the activity that is planned is genuinely ecumeni-cal. Several towns in the Diocese are planning ecumenical missions or projects of one kind or anoth-er. In many cases the signs are

that these will involve almost all the churches in the area.

The challenge of the next seven years - which is the real task of a Decade of Evangelism - is to make genuine inroads into that great lake of secularism that is modern culture to create a 'Church for the Unchurched'.

Howewver, the excellent Report to the Board of Mission 'Good News in our Times' highlights the fact that 86 per cent of the population of England have no significant contact with the Chris-tian faith at all. So far the Decade has seen our churches 'mopping up their fringes'- drawing back into the active life of the Church people who have had some Chris-tian nurture or conditioning in earlier life.

The challenge of the next seven

years - the real task of a Decade of Evangelism - is to make gen-uine inroads into that great lake of secularism that is modern cul-ture to create a 'Church for the Unchurched'. As we think of our parochial 'Vision and Priorities', and as many churches pursue that theme in the Lent Course - it would be honest to begin by rec-ognising the extent of what 'Good News in our Times' calls "the gap between the Church and con-temporary society".

To quote the Report again: "The Church as a whole has come to recognise the need to avoid any notion that the Gospel is a bundle of concepts which by skilful pack-aging and good marketing can be taken on by all people irrespec-tive of individual circumstance... The Decade of Evangelism pro-vides a stimulus to discovering what the Gospel is for different people in the here and now".

David Winter David Winter is the Bishop's Of-ficer for Evangelism. He can be contacted at the Rectory, 6 Stand-lake Road, Ducklington, Oxon 0X8 7XG (0993 776625).

David Winter, Diocesan Bishop's Officer for Evangelism, looks back on the achievements of the first three years of the Decade of Evangelism and forward to the years ahead. The real challenge, he says, is to take the Good News out into the secular world.

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Sunday March 7 Hosea 6:1-3: We enter into Christ's death and resurrection. Once we have done that we are then able to live before God and get to know him.

Monday March 8

Matthew 18:10-14: I was lost once. I was like a sheep tangled in the briars. I just had to wait until the Shepherd came and found me. When he did, it was like being welcomed back into the fold.

Tuesday March 9

Jeremiah 17:7-8: We can be like that tree. Just resting by the waterside. When the heat comes we have nothing to fear. Our roots stretch out in God's presence and all will be well.

Wednesday March 10

John 11:25-29: Be like Martha. Say to our family and friends, "The Master is here, He is asking for you". Don't allow the people we love and are close to miss out on the invitation.

Thursday March 11

Psalm 131: Sometimes the problems and troubles of the world threaten to overwhelm us. What can we do? What we can do is hold these troubles before God in prayer and do our best at what God has chosen us to do.

Friday March 12

John 1:1-5: We sometimes fear the Bible. It is an awesome book. But reading words written way back in history, we begin to realise these same words apply to today as well, and that God is alive today.

Saturday March 13

Psalm 118: I like this because its everlasting. It's not when you reach out to the Lord, it's when you know he has hold of you. You know his loving kindness and mercy carries on

.for ever.

GROWING

Come Christ Jesus come: you walk with us on our journey through life.

We fail and you pick us up; forgive us when we hurt you.

Sunday February 28

Luke 1:39-45: You don't always notice growth at first. After conceiving my baby, at first nothing showed. Then it was like butterflies in the stomach, then all of a sudden you get this kick a reminder that the baby is there and growing, like faith.

Monday March I (Dewi Sant)

Luke 1:46-47: Later on, you get so busy during the day doing everything else. Then in the evening you are quiet, and feel the presence of the baby. And you stop and reflect and say hold on, I should stop and listen.

Tuesday March 2

Luke 1:48-50: When the baby is born, it is a huge adjustment. It's not always plain sailing. You get tired. You make mistakes. You don't know the answers to everything. But the rewards are immeasurable they take you by surprise. So does growing as a Christian.

Wednesday March 3

John 15:8: This is about bearing fruit as a Christian.

Earlier in the passage there is a picture of God as the gardener. Do we let God 'tend us' so that we can bear fruit for him?

Thursday March 4

Colossians 1:9-10: Paul explains how much he prays for the Christians, asking God to fill them with the knowledge of his will so that they will grow and bear fruit.

Friday March 5

Matthew 13:1-23: When I was a child, faith fell on stony ground, and grew thin and weak and did not yield. But as I've grown, my faith has been replanted in fertile soil, and is vigorous and healthy and full of promise.

Saturday March 6

Psalm 23:4: As I wander through the tapestry of my life, I am led by a small, ever constant light, and yet as I grow, the light grows stronger and brighter and beckons me more.

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Daily Bible readings for the Diocesan Lent Course The Revd Judy Rees, Deacon of Great Horwood, Bucks, introduces a series of Bible Readings for

Lent devised by members of the church:

Two years ago several members of our village church went on a Cottesloe course on evangelism run by David Winter. When it finished, our PCC at Great Horwood decided to

spend a Saturday working out what we should be doing here. We met, told one another about how we ourselves had come to faith, prayed, and made a list of what we felt we needed in our church. Top of our list were groups of people meeting to learn together about their faith.

It took us a long time to get the groups started. We kept them small deliberately. We all started on St Mark's Gospel with the aid of Bible Reading Fellowship notes, and when those came to an end the groups made their own choice as to what they would do next. Almost all include people who have not been on a bible study group before.

When I asked the groups to take on a week each of writing daily Bible readings based on the 1993 Lent course for The DOOR, they rose to the occasion.Some who have taken part know their Bibles pretty well, while others would call themselves beginners. We also invited a younger teenage group to write the Holy Week readings.

We offer our daily comments with love from Beryl, Pauline, Maxine, Lavinia, Nicola, Sarah, Pat, Harry, Peter, Michael, Joanna, Lois, Liz, Mary, Jackie, Mary, Ernie, Sian, Sylvia, Ann, Jenny, Katie, Amanda, Paul, Mick, Sophie, Ryan, Sarah, Diane and John.

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February 24

Psalm 51:1-5: Ashes are a symbol of repentance. Are we aware of our need for repentance? If not, should we ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas in our lives which need his forgiveness?

Thursday February 25 Psalm 51:16-17: Many people traditionally feel they want to 'give up' something for Lent - sacrifice? Does this sacrifice bring us closer to God? What does God require of us?

Friday February 26

Psalm 51: 6-12: God is longing to forgive us and make us whole. This has the effect of total cleansing. Are we aware of this cleansing by a new obedience to God and a renew-ing of the joy this brings?

Saturday February 27

Hebrews 10: 19-22: Jesus was the perfect sacrifice who made forgiveness possible. Let us think o ways we can draw nearer to Him through Lent.

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Give us the energy we need for our journey.

Sunday March 14

Matthew 25:34-46: Sharing our faith involves sharing ourselves. Jesus taught that effective communication includes compas-sion in the practicalities of life. As Christians, do we underesti-mate the importance of people's physical needs compared with their spiritual ones?

Monday March 15

Matthew 28:16-20: How strong is your faith? Even the disciples doubted sometimes, but Jesus still sent them out to share their faith with others.

Tuesday March 16

Mark 1:1-8: John was one of the first people who actually went out to share his faith with others. He was very important because he called people to baptism. His faith in the coming of Jesus was so strong that he wanted to share it.

Wednesday March 17

Romans 12:3-13: How can we share our faith? We should be aware of the special gifts that God has given us and use them to the full. We should be proud to be Christians and never be afraid to declare it.

Thursday March 18

Romans 15:5-7: What a joy sharing faith is. Could it be that if we all did it a little more often and welcomed others a little more readily, then there would be more understanding in this world.

Friday March 19

1 Corinthians 1:1-10: How do we reconcile our understanding of the Church of God, made up of all who call on the name of one Lord Jesus Christ, with the divisions in the Church today? Can there be unity in diversity?

Saturday March 20

Colossians 4:1-6: When Paul talks to the slave owners, his message applies to us all. How often do we miss chances to share our faith in our daily lives with colleagues, friends and neighbours? We must take every opportunity to spread the Good News with confidence and with zest.

FAITH AND WORK

Help me to be still, And know that you are God.

Sunday March 21

Psalm 46:10: Preparation for the week. Be still. Listen for the Word of God. Learn who God is and remember his presence. Rejoice in the purpose of his word. Pray for God's help during the coming week.

Monday March 22

Matthew 4:18-21: Step out in faith remembering Jesus's call. Where is He now in your life? What is His call to you. Are you ready to answer that call? How are you responding to His call if it has already come?

Tuesday March 23

Matthew 22:37-39: Who is your neighbour? Remember all the people you work with. Are you showing God's love to them? Are you showing God's love to your neighbour? What can you positively do to show God's love to them?

Wednesday March 24

1 Thessalonians 4.11-13: Compare with Sunday. Remember who God is in the hurly burly' of life. Set your life as a witness to God. Encourage others by your example. Pray for all you are in contact with.

Thursday March 25

Matthew 5:11: Are you ready for setbacks? Be prepared for the unexpected attacks of sin. Who is your stronghold in adversity? Pray for guidance and grace. Remember the similar problems of your neighbours, pray for them as well. Be ready for hurt and pray for the strength to cope.

Friday March 26

Luke 10.38-42: What are our priorities? Have we remembered time for God or are we letting life win? Compare Martha and Mary. Is your spirit anxious and troubled? Be still and listen. What is God saying to you? How are your neighbours coping?

Saturday March 27

Matthew 9:36-38: The week is over. Contemplate who and what you have forgotten. Was it God or your neighbour? Prepare for another week, who will be your neighbour? Are you ready to be one of God's harvesters? Be still and listen.

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Thursday April 1

Psalm 112: 1-9: We are to give generously to those in need: to give of our time, kindness and understanding, as Christ did for us. Think about God's promise that "all who fear God and trust in Him are blessed beyond expression". Trust is paramount.

Friday April 2

Romans 12: 8: As we go through life let us remember to encourage others in all they do and say - it might simply be a smile of encouragement or a few kind words. Do you feel the church is generally generous or poor in encouragement?

Saturday April 3

2 Corinthians 8: 2-7: Think about how we can give generously in all that we do in the same spirit as the Christians of Macedonia, despite the poverty and hardship which beset them. God has blessed us with faith, speech, knowledge - let us crown this by endeavouring to increase abundantly our service of love to others at all times.

PALM SUNDAY April 4

Matthew 21:1-13: Everyone was so happy because Jesus was coming as a saviour but not as a conqueror. People were rejoicing and throwing palms on the ground for Him and showing respect. It was His triumph and everything appeared to be alright for Him. The words of the prophets were coming true.

Monday April 5

Matthew 26:1-5: Everything looked alright on Palm Sunday. It was like a novel where the story starts well. But now things are changing and people are plotting to kill Jesus.

Tuesday April 6

Matthew 26:31-39: This shows that God knows what it is like to suffer. Jesus suffered pain, betrayal and sneering. God had to watch His own Son suffer. When we suffer we should relate to this.

Wednesday April 7

Isaiah 50:4-9: God is always near. He has given us speech to preach His word. Our ears are opened to receive him. He helps me and others, poor or wealthy. He forgives us all. We've done things we regret. He knows I'm not perfect, just forgiven.

MAUNDY THURSDAY April 8

John 13:14-16: It shows whatever the differences are that great, humble, rich or poor can get on with each other. Jesus was a King. The others were ordinary.

GOOD FRIDAY April 9

Hebrews 10 :12-22: This tells us about God's sacrifice when He sent us Jesus to live as a man, suffer, die. The way to heaven is through Jesus - to live as He lived with sincere heart and sure faith.

Saturday April 10

Romans 6: 3-4: Being baptised is being welcomed to God's family through Jesus. By God's might Jesus rose from the dead. By His sacrifice we can have everlasting life. We can only do these things because Jesus died for us.

EASTER DAY April 11

Mark 16:1-8: Can you imagine the three sorrowful women going to attend to their Teacher's body. Seeing him gone they were so scared. They did not understand how Jesus who they had seen crucified could rise again.

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An HMC co-educational school providing education for 11-18 years old pupils set 218 acres of grounds and founded by John Wesley in 1748 * Boarding and Day * Boys and Girls * Entry atll, 13 and 16 * Excellent Academic Results * Large Sixth Form * Excellent Facilities * Wide Range of Activities * APS Places, Scholarships & Bursaries available * Christian Foundation Our prep school PRIOR'S COURT near Newbury pro-vides day and boarding places for pupils aged 4-13 KINGSWOOD DAY PREP SCHOOL in Bath provides day places 4-11 year old pupils

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KIMBOLTON SCHOOL Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE18 OEA.

H.M.C. Independent Day and Boarding. Co-educational School.

SENIOR SCHOOL (11-18).550 boys and girls, day and boarding (facilities recently extended and refurbished) Entry at 11+ in September 1993 by interview and exami-nation - (Saturday, 6th March 1993). Entry at 13+ by interview and examination, or C.E.E. for those in Preparatory Schools. Entry into the Sixth Form by interview and conditional on GCSE results. The Castle, in its delightful setting, acts as the Sixth Form Centre. The School achieves excellent results in public examinations and prides itself on its thriving and wide ranging programme of games, music and extra-curricular activities.

PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT (7-11).170 boys and girls, day only.

Entry, at 7+, 8+ and 9+, by interview and tests held dur-ing the Spring Term.

Government Assisted Places available at 11+. Scholarships and Bursaries available in Senior School, includ-ing Sixth Form. The School organises an extensive bus service for day pupils. For further details contact the Headmaster, Kimbolton School Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE18 OEA. Telephone: (0480) 860505.

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DOMINE UT VID AMUS • Co-ed Nursery 21/2 - 4+ • Co-ed Preparatory 5-13 • Weekly or Full Boarding from 8+ • Beautiful surroundings • Caring, supportive environment • A sound education and preparation for life • Excellent facilities • High standard of music and drama • Wide range of weekend acitivities • Organised, annual events • Scholarships and bursaries now available, sponsored by the Hatherop Scholarship Trust Fund • Major scholarships for entry of 8+ and 10+ • Additional bursaries at the school's discretion • Telephone for a prospectus • Meet us at ISIS, March • Come to our Open Day, March • Visitors always welcome

For further details:- The Admissions Secretary, Hatherop Castle School, Cirencester, Glos GL7 3NB

Telephone 0285 750206

ARE YOU OR YOUR PARISHIONERS SEEKING A BOARDING SCHOOL

BASED ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES?

St GEORGE'S a Voluntary Aided 11-18 co-educational Day and Boarding School offers traditional, quality and success, for only £1,220 per term. (Tuition fees paid by Local Authority).

We offer:- 40 Impressive GCSE, A level and Oxbridge results • An academic Sixth Form of 180 • Full and weekly boarding • Extra curricular Drama, Music, Sport • High level of care and supervision • Beautiful Chapel, Daily and Sunday Services • Ordained (CofE) Chaplain • Compulsory GCSE RE for Years 14-16

WE HAVE A FEW PLACES FOR 1993 ENTRY. Further details from the Admissions Secretary, St Geroge's School, Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hens AL-5 4Th. Telephone: 0582 765477

Headmaster: N. F. bare MA, FRSA Chairman of STABIS (State Boarding Information Service)

Member of the Boarding Schools Association

Today Children Tomorrow Adults

St. Andrew's School is housed in a Victorian mansion, formerly owned by the Watney family, dating from 1885. The School was founded in 1934 and became a non-profit making educational trust administered by a Board of Governors in 1961. The Headmaster is a member of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (LAYS), a body which ensures that the highest standards are met by preparatory schools. Just ten minutes away from junction 12 of the M4, yet set in 54 acres of magnificent Berkshire countryside, the School is easily accessible from London (50 minutes), Heathrow and the M25 (30 minutes), Oxford (30 minutes), and Bristol (60 minutes), and thus enjoys all the advantages of rural peace and calm without the drawbacks of iso-lation.

We value games because as well as helping to develop the full physical potential of each child, sport helps to foster con-fidence, self-esteem and social skills. Children begin to under-stand what is involved in team membership and learn to appreciate fair play. We hope by offering a wide range of sports that we can accommo-date most tastes!

Boys and girls may board from the age of 7 or 8. The girls are housed in new, purpose-built accommodation and are looked after by a resident Housemistress and a team of residential female staff. The boys sleep in dormito-ries on the top floor of the origi-nal building. They are cared for by a Housemaster, resident male staff, a matron, and a qualified Sister-in-charge.

One oldie themes which underpins our philosophy at St. Andrew's is that it should reflect as closelyas possible the "real" world. To that extent, the Schools admission policy is consciously broad and we aim to cater for a wide range of children. As a community con-cerned with the well-being of each chi" we are also determined to help those who have learning difficulties. We have a fully-qualified 'support" department offour teachers with a limited number ofplaces available for children suffering from Dyslexia. If we can help, we are very pleased to do so but it is important that the scale of the learning difficulty is determined before these places are offered since we are not a Special School. Equally, children who have the ability to shine in one of several areas of the curriculum

receive individual help to enable them to realise their full potential. Special classes and courses are organised for scholarship groups and high standards have been achieved as a result. Many pupils win success not only in Scholarship Examinations but also in local Eistreddfods and other competitions. Indeed we can boast special expertise in many areas of the curriculum. For example, St. Andrew's has been designed as a training centre for teachers in Design and Technology and, in addition, we regularly organise training days for our own staff and for staff from other schools in difference aspects of curriculum development.

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St Andrew's School Burford School Founded 1571 • Traditional, Mixed, All ability 11-18 school • High Academic Standards

• Sixth Form 200+

• A Wide range of courses

• Boarders: 100 (mixed) Excellent family atmosphere • Teacher pupil ratio: 1/25 decreasing to 1/12 • 94% pass rate at A-level (1992) • Some Music Bursaries available The school has a national reputation with its own Farm. It offers a wide range of sports/sports teams and other activities including Drama, Choir and a very active School Orchestra. The school featured in the Daily

Telegraph and Independent Good School Guides. School midway between Oxford and Cheltenham on the A40

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Kimbolton School aims to pro-vide, within a disciplined and caring framework, a balanced education and to encourage pupils to develop their individ-ual personalities, interests and potential to the full.

There is an academic bias to the curriculum geared to GCE/GCSE examinations, and most VIth form pupils go on to further education, the majority to Universities. The School enjoys a reputation for its excel-lent result, with pass rates in the 90-95% range.

The major games for boys are Soccer, Hockey and Cricket, and for girls, Hockey, Netball and Tennis, Athletics, Swim-ming, Squash, Badmington, Basketball and numerous other recreational activities are pro-vided, many in the magnificent new Sports Complex which was opened in May 1992.

There is a popular Outdoor Pursuits programme which includes Sailing and Canoeing.

The School is well known for its Shooting, including Clay Pigeon.

Music and Drama flourish, along with numerous other extra-curricular activities.

The School has its own CCF and Community Service Unit.

In addition to the Sports Complex, the School has recently added to its facilities with a Physical Science Labora-tory Complex and a Computer Centre. Boarding facilities have been extensively refurbished and extended, and there are plans to renovate the Lewis Hall in order to upgrade the facilities for the performing arts.

The Preparatory Department, about half a mile from the Cas-tle, has its own staff headed by a Master-in-Charge. It too has undergone a programme of extension and refurbishment.

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nie Churches'Media Trust Many of your readers might know of the newly formed Churches' Media Trust, which has been set up to develop and fund Christian work in the print-ed and broadcast media - for the trust has recently written to churches of all denominations in the three counties seeking sup-port. Trustees include represent-atives from the three County Ec-umenical Councils and otherpro-fessionals; local people with media experience such as David Winter, Gill Poole, Barry Amis and myself.

The 1990 broadcasting act, in removing the requirement for re-ligious broadcasting from inde-pendent radio, and in opening up many new opportunities for Christians in the Media, has put the ball firmly in our court. The BBC, too, has said that it cannot by itself fund specialist religious producers on local radio, and programmes like Spirit Level (BBC Radio Oxford), Sunday Signpost (BBC Radio Berkshire) and The Melting Pot (BBC Bucks, Herts and Beds) all re-quire considerable financial sup-port from the churches. Put blunt-ly, if we want local Christian programmes, we will have pay for them.

The Churches' Media Trust is currently providing financial support for two of the three sta-tions, and is being asked to con-sider funding for the third. We are also being asked to support other exciting new ventures, such as Christian programmes broad-cast by satellite to UK independ-ent radio stations. We have al-ready established a 'congrega-tional support scheme, where we ask individual congregations to consider giving through their home mission fund. But funding still falls short of demand, and we are developing two other ways of responding to these op-portunities.

First we need about 100 people

in each county to join our £1 a week scheme.

This would provide an income of £5,000 in each of the three counties which would be used, alongside congregational giving, to support Christians working in the media.

Second, we need Christians across the three counties who would be prepared to act as local links for the Media Trust. The task would be to generate sup-port for the trust through the £1 a week scheme and through the congregational support scheme, and to maintain awareness of the trust's work locally.

Anyone who feels they might be able to help in either way can obtain more information from: The Churches' Media Trust, Church House, North Hinksey, Oxford OX2 ONB.

Revd Richard Thomas Oxford

Bethlehem today

The article and comments about Bethlehem in the December is-sue of The DOOR were an inter-esting reaction to pilgrimage there, the whole emphasis being on the buildings over the sup-posed holy places.

These are important, of course, but let us not forget that Jesus came into the world that first Christmas for people not for buildings. The people of Bethle-hem today live under Israeli oc-cupation 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Many of them are Christians - our own brothers and sisters - and many are in-nocent victims of Israeli aggres-sion.

I would implore all who go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land to meet the people - both Israelis and Palestinians - and see the situation there as it is today. As

Jesus had compassion for the oppressed, so He calls His fol-lowers to do likewise.

Gill King, Editor, Pilgrim Magazine

Bicester

New music There are a number of points I could make about the odd little service at Christ Church Cathe-dral in Thanksgiving for the 450th Anniversary of the Dio-cese of Oxford. I will, however, confine myself to one - the music.

It was a pleasant idea to have pieces by the three distinguished English composers, Vaughan Williams, Walton and Britten, but they, with all the composers featured, are dead. It would have been more in accord with what Bishop Richard said in his ser-mon about doing new things, and with the hope we must have in the Diocese of being the Church in this area for today and tomorrow, if we had had some new music.

Could not the Diocese have spon-sored a competition among young composers with connec-tions with the three counties up to the age of 35, say, for an anthem (with new words) and/or Te Deum (to the ASB version)? It might also have been possible

to persuade OUP to publish the winners, which would be mar-vellous for struggling young composers. We might have had some music by a woman.

I remember Bishop Patrick Rodger once saying to me that it does say in the Book of Revela-tions that those in heaven were singing "a new song before the throne" and noting that this would be hard on most members of the Church of England!

Revd Peter Rye North Hinksey

That poster While being geographically within the Diocese of Oxford, and yet not a part of it because of a certain "royal peculiarity"! do, however, receive a number of copies of The DOOR and these are distributed amongst members

All letters welcome. The closing date for

the March issue is February 11

of the community of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

I write to express my disap-pointment at your giving such prominence to the Christmas poster in the December issue. I am sure that the designers could have found some artwork which was concerned with the Nativi-ty rather than the Epiphany. "Re-member what Christmas is all about" says the poster: accord-ing to my understanding, it is certainly not about the Visit of the Magi.

Revd Trevor Harvey, Minor Canon

St George's, Windsor

Simplistic Vicar

I know I have a simplistic view of religion, but I cannot under-stand those who pray for God to guide the Church of England (about the vote on the ordina-tion of women) and then desert the Church when it makes a decision of which they do not approve. Either they are telling God He has got it wrong, or they are denying that He is guiding His Church.

Brian Foster Oxford

Advertising in The DOOR All enquiries concerning advertising in this newspaper should be directed tothe publishers (OxfordDiocesan Publications Limited) through its printers (Goodhead Publishing Limited, telephone 0865 880505).

Advertisements are accepted and published upon the Conditions of Acceptance published from time to time by Goodhead Publishing Limited as if in those conditions the name of Oxford Diocesan Publications Limited was added to that of Goodhead Publishing Limited and references throughout the remainder of the document amended accordingly; copies of the Conditions of Acceptance are available from Goodhead Publishing Limited upon request. In addition Oxford Diocesan Limited and Goodhead Publishing Limited

for themselves, their servants or agents reserve the right to make any alteration it or they consider necessary or desirable in an advertisement and to require blocks or copy to be amended to meet its or their approval.

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Astthe Archdeacon New rules for Care of Churches The new Care of Churches Measure, with its

attendant rules, will become law on March 1.

What difference will it make to the way parishes

operate the Faculty Jurisdiction? i. Churchwardens will now have a statutory duty

to maintain the terrier, inventory and log-book and to produce them to the PCC every

year, accompanied by a signed statement that

the contents are accurate. A copy of the inven-

tory will also have to be sent to the diocese,

and subsequent alterations notified.

ii. The Churchwardens' annual fabric report also

becomes statutory. it must be brought to the

PCC at the meeting before the Annual Paro-chial Church Meeting.

iii. Trees in churchyards, either existing or pro-

posed to be planted, are now to be included in

the faculty jurisdiction;

iv. Quinquennial inspections of churches may in

future be carried out by building surveyors,

and not solely by architects.

v. The Archdeacon's Certificate will cease to

exist on February 28. Thereafter archdeacons,

if they so elect, will have delegated powers to

issue faculties in uncontroversial cases. This

ought to save time.

vi. The Measure gives archdeacons powers of

enforcement if they discover that something

has been done without authority, or if some-

thing has not been done which ought to

have been done. Archdeacons will, I think,

be extremely reluctant to use these powers,

which could greatly damage pastoral rela-

tionship.

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Illustration © Graham Jeffrey (1992) is reproduced

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Notebook (Church House Publishing, £2.50) by

permission of the Central Board of Finance of the

Church of England.

The growing Church

Hi there, I hope you all had a good Christ-

mas, and if it's not too late - a

Happy New Year! New year it is, too, with the bulbs in our garden

well up, and robin singing his

song.

Always at the beginning of a

New Year we wonder what's in

store for us, but whatever it is we

know that we can trust that God

will be there with us.

Do you talk to Him? And, just

as important, do you LISTEN to

Him? Of course, I'm talking

about prayer. In this column I

have talked about quiet corners

where you can be by yourself, and perhaps share your thoughts

with God. It's a good habit to get

into!

One thing which might help to

come closer to God is a 'Prayer

Journal' or diary. Now this

doesn't mean writing lots of

things down. You may have seen

those rather attractive books in

Christian bookshops with beau-

tiful photographs next to a page

Of print. You could make some-

thing similar using things you've

written down, drawn, painted or

cut out. You could use a scrap-

book, an exercise book or some-

thing similar. Or make a 'concer-

tina book' like the one pictured here.

Perhaps you have feelings

about something you've experi-

enced or a picture or object re-

minds you of joy, sadness, hap-piness or makes you say Wow!

Could this become part of your prayer diary? As the pages begin

to build up you could use previ-

ous pages as a 'prayer focus'

another time.

Something else which may help

is a small candle or night light.

But this MUST be used with

adult supervision!

I personally find candles make

me want to sit quietly, and re-

member, prayer is rather like a

telephone conversation we

don't HAVE to sit, kneel, or stand in a particular way, or even

close our eyes and put hands

together. God is always there,

ready to answer our call. Have a

peaceful time. Roger

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Springboard 93 is the Oxford Diocese Youth Assembly for 16-25 year

olds. The event has moved around the Diocese over the years, and has been at St Stephen's House in Oxford, Green Park in Aston Clinton and Woodrow High House in Amer-sham, the venue for this year. The dates for Springboard 93 are April 2-4 1993.

This year's planning group con-sisted of a variety of different people from the three archdea-conries of this Diocese - and here's a little bit about them:

Sarah Riddle

"lam 16 years old. I live in High Wycombe and I am currently studying A-Levels in chemisty, physics and maths at Lady Verde High School. My role on the planning group is Workshop! Group Co-ordinator." Claire Carter "Hello, Claire here. I'm 22 and at Oxford Polytechnic studying a degree in Business Studies. Igotochurch in Garsington, and I am the Applications Officer of this, plan-ning group."

Rachel Webley

"I'm 17.nda bit years old. Ilive in Weston Turville and I go to St Mary the Virgin church . At the moment I'm struggling through the final year of my French, Eng-lish and Geography A-Levels at Aylesbury High School, I claim to be musical, which comes in handy being the Assistant Wor-ship Co-ordinator for next year's Springboard."

Richard Redcliii

Richard Redcliff is studying A-Levels at college. When he is not

doing Mr Bean impressions or talking to daffodils he is the Pub-licity Officer.

Sarah Hamilton

"I am currently studying A-Lev-els at Wycombe High School. I worship at All Saints High Wy-combe and I joined the planning group this year. Springboard 92 was my first one and I thorough-ly enjoyed it. Rachal and I will be organising the worship."

Andrew Billenness

"I live in Prestwood and go to Holy Trinity Church. I am at Amersham College studying A-Levels in English Language, Communications and General Studies. I am taking on the role of Secretary which I share with fellow team member Jane."

Jane Amner

"Hello, I'm Joint Secretary for this year's Springboard. When

not discussing minutes, I'm at Swansea University studying English Literature. The Chris-tian Union there is very strong so a lot of my time is spent with them. Hope to meet you at SB93

'til then, love and hugs in Christ."

Steve Hearn

"Hi there, lam nearly 20. At the moment I work in Slough for an engineering company as a com-puter operator and study part-time at Thames Valley Universi-ty in HNC Computing, When I'm not doing that you can find me at TYGERS youth group

where Jam a leader. I worship at St Peters, Burnham. My role on the planning group is Vice Chairman/Treasurer."

Phil de Warren Chin

Phil is a first year medical stu-dent in London, who also dou-bles as the Chairman for the Springboard Planning Group. His home parish is All Saints Wokingham.

OK, that's enough about us. Let's move on to Springboard. It has two main aims. Firstly, by exploring our Christian faith and discussing relevant issues, we can promote spiritual growth in those who join us. Secondly, by making close friendships with other Christians we can produce a network of Christian youth throughout the Oxford Diocese.

Springboard 93 is going to try and concentrate on the massive

theme of love! We know this is perhaps an impossible task but s there is so much to

deaj with there should be something for you all! As Christians we worship a God of love, He sent His son to die for us so that we may

come closer to this love. It can be an abstract emotion or

a reality, we hope that through the weekend it may become more of the latter for us all. Spring-board itself is a time to make friends, have a good time and we hope this year it may also be a time where we can personally get to know this wonderful God of love that surrounds us all so completely.

• For more details please con-tact: Phil de Warren Chin do

Peter Ball, Diocesan Church House, North Hinksey, Oxford 0X2 ONB.

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April 2-4 Springboard '93 July 11 St Birinus Pilgrimage April 12 Easter Monday Pilgrimage in August 14-23 i'ai,.é Pilgrimage with the

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Young adults (17-25yrs) are in-vited to join the Bishop of Ox-ford on pilgrimage to the Taizé Community in France from Au-gust 14 - 13 1993. Taizé has become home to an ecumenical community of Brothers who welcome thousands of young

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Families having no tradition of boarding education tend to overlook this as an option for their children. Their preception of boarding schools is often coloured by tales of Spartan conditions and impossibly expensive fees! I suggest they

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Kingham Hill School is not just another minor public School. It was founded over 100 years ago to provide a Christian Education for children with a boarding need, and this principle is maintained via a system of generous bur-saries to support such children. This leads to the added bonus of a broader mix of pupils - often seen as an advantage by parents worried about the elitist atmos-phere of independent schools.

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In addition to supporting chil-dren with a boarding need King-ham Hill's main strength is enabling the average pupil (who may get less attention than those at the two extremes of ability in larger schools) to develop their full potential through small class-es and individual attention. There is also a very successful dyslexia unit where children with reading and writing difficulties really flourish.

Kinham Hill offers a full range of GCSE and A Levels, and has excellent scientific, technical and sporting facilities all set within a beautiful 90 acre site in the heart of the Cotswolds. As well as the traditional team games the school runs successful basketball teams and has its own tennis courts, covered 30m swimming pool, gymnasium, shooting range and testing assault course. Scouts, the CCF and the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme provide the oppor-tunity for leadership training. There are opportunities for artis-tic pursuits, and the music school and art department are popular centres. The School has an Orchestra, and the Choir regular-ly sing at such venues as Tewkes-bury Abbey.

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DALECARE offers all the benefits of normal retirement apartments but have the added benefit of being alongsidee a quality nursing home. This close-care assisted living gives you the opportunity to live your life to the full, secure in the knowlede that professional help is close to hand if needed. This enables you to live your life independantly within your own apartment yet still obtain ful on-site nursing and personal care 24 hours a day, from bathing to total FPLEASESENDMEFURTHERINFORMATIONONTHE 1 nursing as well as assistance with chores

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Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven: this painting by Korean artist Kim is used in Christian Aid's new video meditation on the Lord's Prayer. The video is for prayer or discussion groups, and is intended to bring new meaning to the well-known words

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Martin Coombs chooses a selection of

Books for Lent Bishop John Taylor's new book (The Christlike God, SCM Press, £9.95) takes its inspiration from Archbishop Michael Ramsey's famous remark: "God is Christlike, and in him is no un-Christlike-pess at all". Who is God to you? In what ways does he speak to you today?

This is a powerful and absorbing exposition of the nature of the divine. Bishop Taylor brings to it some fine writing, a gift for poetic insight and great breadth of understanding.

This study is big enough to destroy the many ster-eotypes we use in our thinking about God, and replace them with some-thing deeper and more dynamic.

As a Lenten read, this could be a life-changer!

]Robert Van de Weyer recently wrote an admi-rable book about the re-newal of the rural Church. Now he has written The Way of Holiness, a guide to living with Spiritual Discipline (Fount Books, £4.99). A title containing at least two

words which make us feel un-comfortable deserves to be read with some sympathy.

Those who do, will find in it many valuable insights taken from monastic life, and from the three monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience; insights about material needs, personal relationships, and inner motivation.At the end of each section a task is suggested to help put the monastic wisdom into practice. As Van de Weyer illus-

unusual way, which sets them in anew light. In his introduction, the Archbishop of Canter-bury says: "This book is not an easy read. But it is an immensely re-warding and stimulat-ing contribution to Christian thinking." There are questions for group discussion at the end of each chapter and notes for its use as a Lent Study course.

Anyone who enjoyed Father Gerard Hugh-es' book, God of Sur-prises, will want to read Oh God, Why?A jour-ney through Lent for bruised Pilgrims (Bi-ble Reading Fellow-ship, £5.99). After a helpful chapter on how to use the book, others follow on the meaning of Lent, penance and prayer.

For each day of Lent, three suggested Bible readings are provided,

with a full commentary on one of them. There are also addi-tional notes for six group meet-ings.

Fr Hughes speaks with a per-sonal, yet very urgent voice. He escapes from the cosiness of so many Christian books for these reasons, and also through his commitment to public issues and social morality. To these, and to more personal issues of prayer and self-examination, he brings great authority and conviction. This is an outstanding book. Canon Martin Coombs is the Vicar of Warborough, Newington and Stadhampton in the Dorchester Team Ministry.

The parishes of Ducklington (David Winter) and Great Haseley (Janet Hodgson) in this Diocese provide the first two contributions to By Word and Deed: a Decade ofEva gelism Resource Book , a rich new symposium on mission edited by Cohn Craston (Church House Publishing for the Anglican Com-munion, £7.50).

With other contributions from England, Panama, Scotland, Mauritius, Brazil, the United States, the Caribbean, Malaysia, New Zealand and Nigeria, they explore the definition of the Church's mission agreed by the 1988 Lambeth Conference and the Anglican Consultative Coun-cil in 1984 and 1990, namely the following:

1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom; 2. to teach, baptise and nurture new believers; 3. to respond to human need by loving service; 4. to seek to transform the unjust structures of society; 5. to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

The book's title cements together what are often two contending emphases in the life of the Church - proclamation of the Gospel and social action - into what is termed the 'holistic' understanding of the Church's task. So in a chapter on 'Evangelism as Transformation', Janet Hodgson, USPG Diocesan Representative, emphasises that the Gospel is not just about individual salvation but also about chang-ing the politics and structures of society and about the environment. The continual failure of Christians to practise what they preach is she says "the most cancerous heresy that has plagued the Body of Christ and kept Jesus' truth from touching and trans-forming the very world for which He laid down His life".

English Christians need the insights of Anglicans in other provinces to save them from insularity, and from what David Winter, the Bishop's Officer for Evangelism, calls the poverty of spiritual bankruptcy.

So the Bishop of Panama speaks of the cost of serving those who live under the world's food-laden table. Canon Kenyon Wright says: "Those who do not cry for Creation dare not sing Christian hymns." Just as Jesus, says the Bishop of Lahore, challenged the Sabatarian legal system which put principles above personal need, so Christians today need to challenge the unjust structures which are largely responsible for humn suffering.

The Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean offers the non-Western sense of community to transform Western individualism. From the

experience of Latin Ameri-can Christians, a Brazil-

ian Professor offers a Gospel which has

humility, imagi-nation, beauty

and lightness to inspire one that has become heavy, shallow, rigid and proud.

Writers from New York, Barbados, Saba,Waikato and Ibadan offer practical strat-

egies and structures for our involvement in mission. So it is Britain's turn to receive the fruits

of missionary enterprise. In a Nigerian saying: "Now the mother rabbit can draw strength from the milk of its children." Already a number of parishes in this Diocese are measuring their life against the Anglican Five Marks of Mission, and praying and planning for a more 'holistic' involvement in the Decade of Evangelism to implement the Vision and Priorities paper. Study of this book will enable each parish to do so.

Christopher Hall Canon Christopher Hall is Co-ordinator of Chris-tian Concern for One World.

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trates, every aspect of daily life raises questions for us of a moral and spiritual nature.

In Tested by the Cross, the Dean of Bristol, Dr Wesley Carr (Fount Books, £4.99) places the cross of Christ firmly at the heart of Chris-tianity. The first chapters of this book probe some uncomfortable human dilemmas through the eyes of Judas, Peter, Hamlet, Aüsch-witz victims. It then moves on to searching questions about the rec-onciling power of God, the strange-ness of a crucified God, what it means to be saved.

Dr Carr has a way of presenting traditional beliefs in a fresh and

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FEBRUARY Mon 1 OXFORD. Series of talks by people of other faiths: The Hope I find in Judaism, 1piy Rachel Mon-tague, 8pm in the Old Library, Uni-versity Church of St Mary the Vir-gin. Other talks include Hinduism and Buddhism on 8 and 15 Feb. Tue 2 OXFORD. Sung Compline by candlelight in the Lady Chapel, St Giles', at 915pm. Follows Eucharist at 7. lSpm in St Margaret's. Refresh-ments 830pm St Giles' Parish rooms. Fri 5 OXFORD. Candlelit Taizé worship, St Giles' 9pm. Fri 5-Sat 6 SLOUGH. What makes churches grow? A course for all min-isters and church leaders led by Revd Henry Whyte, Vicar of St Paul's Kingston-upon-Thames at St Peter's Cornerstone, Church Street, Burn-ham, Slough. Contact Revd S Brown, The Rectory, The Precincts, Burn-ham, Slough Sil 7HU. Tel 0628 604173. General enquiries: The Bi-ble Society 0793 513713. Sat 6 CHESHAM. Concert with harpsicord, flute and soprano singer present a variety of Baroque music including Dowland, Purcell, Handel and Bizet. Tickets (including refresh-ments and programme) £6, students and OAPs £3, schoolchildren SOp. Tel: thesham 783034. Sat 6 SUTTON COURTENAY. Day conference at the Abbey: The Heart has Seasons: Nature's Cycles in Human Life, with Graham Dowell lOam - 5pm. Cost £20. Details 0235 847401. Sun 7 WALLINGFORD. Christin-gle service 3pm at St Mary's Church. Tue 9 OXFORD. Lecture by Prof David Patterson: "Not in Entire For-getfulness; A Vision of Chaim Nach-man Biatik" at the Oxford Jewish Centre, Richmond Road, 8pm. Con-tact Council of Christians and Jews 0993 812888. Thu 11 OXFORD. Last day of Candlemas exhibition at St Giles'

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Fri 5- Sun 7 HIGH LEIGH. Con-ference on witness in today's world with the Rt Revd Michael Nazir of CMS, Revd David Winter, Oxford Diocesan Evangelism Advisor, Revd G Kavoor of the Church of South India and Chaplains Ernie and Jean Wilkes formerly of CMS in Nigeria. Apply to Mr and Mrs R Morden on 0462 434425. Sat 6OXFORD. AMediaeval Green Feminist: day course on Abbess Hildegard of Bingen. Speaker Mrs Helen Stanton. lOam - 415pm. £18. Contact: 0865 270380. Tue 16 OXFORD. "Facing a world

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MAY National and international chapters of The Pilgrims of St Francis are now making arrangements for their 1993 programme. The movement is open to all Christians and pilgrimag-es are held all over Europe. The Na-tional Pilgrimage will be held from 31 May to 5 June in Ashford, Kent. Cost £30 waged, £22 unwaged, £15 age 12 and under, free under 4 years. International pilgrimage in Stras-bourg, France 21 to 29 July. Informa-tion:, Mrs Pam Foster, 49 Haughton Road, Shifnal, Shrops TF1I 8DF. Tel: 0952 460694.

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We all have something to regret about the passing year, and something to fear in the present year - whether it be the ever-present threat of unemployment, or the onset of serious illness, or for students the possi-bility of failure in examinations. Human life is compounded of joy and sorrow, sometimes inextricably intertwined, and this truth is vividly illustrated in the story of Simeon (Luke 2:22-35) who, apparently on an impulse, went into the Temple at exactly the same time as Joseph and Mary entered for the dedication of the new-born infant.

It was a moment of pure joy for Simeon, who had harboured the hope of the Messiah over many longyears. Now at last he could say: "Mine eyes have seen Thy salvation". But he saw something else as well, manifestly less welcome. This child would be "for the fall and rising of many in Israel", that is, he would provoke bitter dissension amongst his own people - some would rise to the challenge of the Gospel, others would tall headlong to disaster.

And for Mary herself, her relationship with Jesus would be a source not only of joy but of sorrow. "A sword would pierce her own heart" in the estrangement which sometimes surfaced in the relationship between mother and son, and she would experience the ultimate agony of seeing Him, in whom she had invested such high hopes, exposed to agony and derision on the cross.

In this world there is seldom joy without sorrow. Jesus Himself was a "man of sorrows and acquainted with grief' but in the darkest hour of His life on.earth we hear Him speaking of His joy (John 17:13). That must be the message to the Royal Family after "that horrible year", and the message to us all as we set out into the new year. "Sorrow fills your heart? Your sorrow shall be turned into joy" (John 16:20).

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St Andrew's, Chinnor

inspired village centre is under construction, and in the words of Ralph Cartmill, Rector of St An-drew's, "Whatever you want to do you can do here in Chinnor."

He himself is in the unusual position of having lived in the village before he became its priest. A Merseysiderby birth, he came south to teach in Aylesbury and settled in Chinnor with his wife and family. The village, he

The Boy Bishop and fellow members of the junior choir, who took over an Advent family service

says, is remarkable because, de-spite its size, it never seems to have split into factions. "Every-one smiles. Everyone says hello, and everyone works together."

This strong sense of communi-ty is reflected in St Andrew's Church, which hums with life and activity. Two huge choirs involving more than 50 mixed adults and children deliver a stun-fling selection of modern and tra-ditional music, and the Mothers' Union has 33 enrolled members. There is a large self-financing luncheon club for elderly and dis-abled people run by two energet-ic septuagenarians, and a range of prayer groups, Bible study groups and special interest groups to suit every age and inclination.

As though that were not enough, the church building itself makes considerable demands on its con-gregation. It includes the famous Chinnor brasses, a set of 18th century cartoons by James Thom-hill which formed the basis for the north rose window at West-minster Abbey and is one of the six oldest screens in the country. It needs £2000 a year simply to

maintain itself. In the last six years the Benefice, which also includes churches at Aston Rowant, Crow-ell, Emmington and Sydenham, has raised a quarter of a million pounds to restore St Andrew's, £60,000 for repairs at Sydenham and is in the process of raising another £160,000 for work at As-ton Rowant, and restoring St Ni-cholas', Emmington, as a parish

hinnor has three land-marks: the soaring white chimney of its cement

works, Chinnor Hill rising steep-ly from the village to a height of some 400 feet, and St Andrew's Church which dates back to Sax-on times and is one of the largest in Oxfordshire.

But in another way the entire village is a landmark. Set on the borders of Oxfordshire and Buck-inghamshire, in the foothills of the Chilterns, its life has mir-rored 2000 years of England's history. There was an Iron Age settlement nearby. The Romans' Icknield Way passes through the parish, and in the Civil War

,,Prince Rupert of the Rhine gal-loped down the hill to burn the village, Cavaliers and Round-heads fought in the streets, and a mutilated central boss in the church porch bears witness to the revenge taken by image-hating villagers at the end of the war.

The old enmities are long since healed, and today Chinnor feels like a large but peaceful backwa-ter just out of reach of the tenta-cles of the M40. But appearances can be deceptive. The village is, in fact, a hive of activity. It has its own free newspaper, a churches-

church and retreat and educa-tional centre for the benefice.

At this point the parishioners might have understandably put their hands firmly in their pock-ets, and left them there. But three years ago some church mem-bers led by Roger Payne had the idea of converting some derelict outbuildings in the rectory gar-dens into a much needed village centre, for use not only by the church but the whole village. The idea was taken up by the other churches and the wider community, and £162,000 of the £220,000 needed has already been raised. Building has start-ed, and the project has generated such enthusiasm, says Roger Payne, that recently a single street collection raised £1500.

One of the church's most up-and-coming areas of activity is its work for young people under the umbrella of a newly formed youth committee. The uniformed organisations—everything from Rainbows to Venture Scouts - caer for 150 youngsters. There are Sunday school classes for all ages, and 'tiddlekids' and a weekly pram service for the very young. The Mothers' Union also plays its part by supporting a mothers and toddlers group in the Welsh valleys. Then there is the splendid junior choir which,

with their new boy bishop (see page one) took over a morning service in Advent with such dig-nity and confidence that it was hard to believe they did not do it every Sunday.

Ralph Cartmill himself has a particular interest in work with young people. He was warden of a youth centre in Liverpool. He was also brought up in a nominal-Christian family, and is only too aware of the influence which Christians had upon him. He also seems to have a gift for bringing out the best in people of all ages and shades of churchmanship and then leaving them to get on with the job. "The amazing thing is there is a real spiritual quality coming through, because they are open to the crises of others rather than their own."

His approach seems to grow out of an unusual combination of north country practicality and a refreshingly uncluttered faith. In many ways, the services offered at St Andrew's are very tradition-al, but Ralph Cartmill refuses to be limited by them. "There is more to Christianity than going to church," he says. "I personally feel there is no future at all for the Church unless Christians are will-ing to give up some of their tradi-tions for the sake of Christ."

Christine Zwart

All aboard for the Wednesday luncheon club organised by septuagenarians George and Vera Alborow (left and right) assisted by Ruth Manser, Irene Beeby, David Deval and Una Davis