VACANCY LIST - December 2006

 

 

 

INCUMBENCIES

 

St Eds and Ips                  Incumbent - Aldham, Elmsett, Hintlesham

with Chattisham and Kersey

 

A warm welcome awaits you in our picturesque rural benefice of four small parishes near to Constable Country in South Suffolk. Each village has a strong sense of community with good will and support for the churches and thriving VCP primary schools in three of the parishes. Sunday services are based mainly on Common Worship and each parish has an informal monthly Family service with the laity involved in planning and leading it.

 

A growing sense of identity is developing within the recently formed benefice with quarterly benefice services and leaders’ meetings with the Rector; Lay Ministry training is also undertaken jointly.

 

You will be supported in your ministry by the laity and Lay Ministry teams in each parish. The main challenge is for mission to young families, encouraging them to become full members of the worshipping congregations. There is also a need for you to develop and grow the Lay Ministry Teams in each parish to help you in pastoral work and leading worship.

 

What the benefice is looking for in a new incumbent

 

We look forward to welcoming a Rector with vision and faith who:

• is completely happy to work with Readers and Lay Elders, to build up their ministry, and encourage the congregations to call members of the laity to serve in this way in the future thus providing a succession.
• will identify and build upon present examples of good practice and manage any change with sensitivity.
• is able to achieve a balance between serving the existing congregations,
• whilst encouraging and attracting the young, and continuing to build on the work done in our primary schools
• is a good team leader able to enthuse and motivate the congregations and nurture a variety of small groups
• has good organisational skills and time management, is email literate and can delegate administrative tasks
• Has their own good support network, is enthusiastic, energetic and outgoing with a sense of humour and able to take on the challenge of four parishes
• Will relish the variety of a rural multi parish benefice

 

What the benefice has to offer

 

• many active lay people looking forward to a new phase of spiritual growth, outreach and service within the benefice
• committed Elders and Family Service planning groups to help with services
• supportive PCCs which can deal with finances and fabric of churches
• friendly caring churches with a good team spirit and a developing group identity
• churches that are open during the day
• the opportunity to minister in a sought after rural location close to urban  centres with good rail and road networks
• a modern, four bedroom detached family house as the Rectory in Elmsett
• a warm welcome!

 

For more information and a parish profile please contact:

 

The Venerable David Brierley, Archdeacon of Sudbury

Sudbury Lodge, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0TL

Tel: 01284 386942   Email: archdeacon.david@stedmundsbury.anglican.org

 

 

St Eds and Ips                  Incumbency - The Mid Loes Benefice

 

The new Benefice of Mid Loes brings together the Benefices of Earl Soham and Charsfield, both of which had half-time clergy.  The appointment will be made in active collaboration with the Patrons.

 

There is a good relationship between and within the parishes, with good support for each other's village and church activities.  We have been working together, holding joint benefices services and a joint Bible Study Group during the past year in preparation for our new status as the Mid Loes Benefice. 

 

The benefice is situated in a quiet part of Suffolk; the historic towns of Woodbridge and Framlingham are the nearest market towns.  It is only a few miles to the Suffolk Heritage Coast.  The County town of Ipswich with the Diocesan Offices and Centre is half an hour's drive away.  Bury St. Edmunds with our Cathedral is reached within the hour. Constable country, Cambridge, Norwich, and Colchester are all within easy travelling distance. London is about an hour away by train from Ipswich.

 

The villages all have scattered housing, though some have a definite centre - most obviously Charsfield and Earl Soham. There are a number of properties which are second homes. These are essentially rural communities with some farms providing limited employment, people who work locally are self-employed tradesmen or farm workers. The majority of people travel to work in surrounding market towns, with some going to Ipswich and a number commuting to London. Residents in these communities are engaged in a wide range of employment from blue collar to Chief Executives.

 

There are two schools in the benefice. Charsfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Earl Soham Community Primary School. The benefice is served by three High Schools each with a defined catchment area.  Pupils transfer at age 11. All three High Schools have achieved Specialist Status and are highly regarded, both locally and nationally - where they feature prominently in statistics indicating success.

 

The new Benefice will have one Ordained Local Minister, who is presently in training, and two Readers.  Some of the parishes have commissioned Lay Elders. The newly arrived Earl Soham Baptist Church Pastor is looking to work ecumenically in the new Mid Loes benefice. There are some joint services with the Baptist Chapel in Charsfield (Remembrance Sunday, Carol Services and Rogation). Roman Catholics worship in either Framlingham or Woodbridge.

 

What we are looking for in a new Incumbent:

Someone who:

• is willing to work with changing rural communities.
• is able and willing to work alone.
• is approachable.
• shares with us a sense of God's mission to the whole community.
• is a pastor and listener to the whole community.
• is a visible presence.
• has a commitment to working with the schools.
• has a commitment to working ecumenically.
• is happy with the diversity of patterns and style of worship.
• has a commitment to healing ministry.
• is creative about worship for different occasions, especially festivals.
• supports collaborative ministry across the benefice.
• nurtures lay ministry and develops vocations.
• a good Biblical preacher.
• Good at communicating with all ages.

 

What our benefice can offer you:

• Financial security
• A good house
• A beautiful area to live in
• Good lay support and encouragement
• Open to new ideas
• Willingness to change (not universal!) and
• A friendly Deanery.

 

An application form is available from :

The Venerable Geoffrey Arrand, Archdeacon of Suffolk

Glebe House, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Stowmarket, Suffolk  IP14 6LX

Tel :    01728 685 497   email: archdeacon.geoffrey@stedmundsbury.anglican.org

 

The Archdeacon will be pleased to speak with anyone wishing to have an information conversation about this post.

 

 

Worcester              Vicar - St Mark Pensnett

 

If you seek a base to pursue the Faithful Cities agenda in a tough urban environment with a cohesive liberal Catholic congregational life, strong relations with the Methodist Church and a newly refurbished church, this may be your next sphere of ministry.  The congregation has worked immensely well through a period following the death of their incumbent last May, and has brought to fruition the refurbishment of the Church and a period of worshipping in Bromley Methodist Chapel. There is a high level of commitment which will engage with a challenging and rewarding task. The Deanery of Kingswinford has embraced a programme of change, and the diocese’s mission statement declares our aim to be church for those who are not, or are not yet, our members.

 

Population: 8100                        Electoral roll: 107

 

Socially mixed area; schools, hospitals, nursing homes and industry.

 

Application forms and details from: Mrs Emma Woollaston, Bishop’s Secretary, The Bishop’s House, Hartlebury Castle, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 7XX. 

Tel: 01299 250214.  E-mail: bishop.peter@cofe-worcester.org.uk

 

This post is subject to CRB enhanced disclosure.

 

Closing date for enquiries: 20th December 2006

Closing date for applications: 5th January 2007

Interviews: 22nd January 2007

 

 

PRIEST-IN-CHARGE

 

Truro                    Priest-in-Charge - Carbis Bay and Lelant

 

The Parishes of Carbis Bay and Lelant are situated on the left hand side of the Hayle estuary in the Diocese of Truro. The combined population is about 5,000 and there are two church communities, each with electoral rolls of about a hundred. There is a modern vicarage adjacent to St. Anta’s Church in Carbis Bay

 

The chief industry of the area is tourism, and so employment and visitor numbers tend to be seasonal. However, there is an expansion in house building in the area to cater for an increase in population generally as well as to attempt to tackle the single most pressing social issue of the times, the rising prices in housing. There is a Church school in the area and our links with this are very highly valued.

 

Our worshipping traditions reflect our varied backgrounds .The Bible is central to our prayer and worship, and we also light candles and priests wear vestments for liturgical celebrations. If anything St. Uny, Lelant tends to be slightly more traditional than St. Anta, Carbis Bay. Both churches have informal acts of worship on a monthly basis to attract those who are more unfamiliar with traditional patterns of worship.

 

The Benefice has undertaken Alpha courses, and this has encouraged Bible study house groups within both parishes. Sadly a good youth and children’s ministry has declined in recent years and we would hope for a revival in this. We do, though, have a thriving Mothers’ Union, a good team of bell-ringers (at St. Anta) and we take very seriously our commitments to social outreach, with both churches involved heavily in art, craft and flower exhibitions and other community projects. We also value highly our ecumenical links with our sister churches, and we are keen participants in deanery and diocesan events.

 

Perhaps the most important development that will take place in the area for the next few years is the clustering of Carbis Bay and Lelant with the neighbouring parishes of St. Ives, Halsetown, Zennor and Towednack. This is in response to the Bishop of Truro’s People of God initiative in which we are trying, as a Diocese, to encourage neighbouring parishes to co-operate with each other in terms of ministry and outreach. It is expected that the new priest at Carbis Bay and Lelant will co-operate fully in this process, which will see the offering of all licensed ministers, ordained and non-ordained, operating across a much wider area than might be expected in a typical parish setting. The Diocese believes that the establishment of new patterns of ministry will provide a challenging and exciting opportunity for any priest considering a move to the area.

 

Please contact Venerable Roger Bush, Westwood House, Tremorvah Crescent, Truro TR1,

tel/fax 01872 225630; email roger@truro.anglican.org, for further details.

 

 

Bradford               Half Time Priest-in-Charge - North Calverley Cluster

 

The Bishop of Bradford wants to appoint a person with a passion for mission on council estates to work in a cluster of four parishes in North Bradford (Calverley, Greengates, Idle and Thorpe Edge and Sorted Youth Church), to join the developing cluster team and have particular responsibility for the parish of St John the Divine, Thorpe Edge.

 

We are looking for someone who:

• is able to initiate and implement new ways of being church in both worship and witness, in order to see the Kingdom of God expressed and people won for Christ
• is able to develop existing relationships between the church and community
• will encourage existing and growing lay ministry in the congregation at Thorpe Edge
• is eager to be involved at the formative stage of a developing team of clergy and lay people.

 

The successful candidate will be appointed Priest-in-Charge of Thorpe Edge.  He or she will live at the vicarage adjacent to the church. Sunday duty, occasional offices and the equivalent of two further days per week required. Half a stipend and full working expenses will be paid.  The starting date is negotiable.

 

For further information and an application form, visit

http://htidle.org.uk/te.htm  or contact:

The Revd John Walker,

c/o The Parish Office, Calverley Vicarage, Town Gate, Calverley, PUDSEY  LS28 5NF

Tel: 0113 257 7968   Email:  john.h.walker@btinternet.com

 

The Diocesan website may also be informative:

http://www.bradford.anglican.org/

 

The closing date for applications is 10 February 2007.

 

 

COMBINED POSTS

 

Peterborough                           Rural Dean - Greater Northampton

Priest-In-Charge - Northampton Christ Church

 

A Rural Dean who has half of their time dedicated to the task of “seeing Northampton whole” will unite two distinct deaneries into a new Greater Northampton Deanery in a key location for the development of mission. We seek a mature and experienced priest with leadership skills and breadth of vision, able to celebrate diversity and raise the church’s profile in a rapidly growing town.

 

This post is linked to the appointment of a parish priest (half time) for Christ Church, a member of the recently formed St Crispin’s Group Ministry.

Christ Church is situated at the heart of a bustling and vibrant multi-ethnic community close to Abington Park. The PCC sees spiritual development, work with young people and outreach as priorities. They look forward to working with an innovative and dynamic priest who will respect their moderate catholic tradition.

 

Could you represent the Church of England in negotiations with local government bodies and planning agencies by offering an agenda rooted in Christian values for the welfare of the whole community? You will work with and be supported by the senior leadership of the diocese and local colleagues.

 

Applications by 15th January    Interviews 12/13th February

Further details from: The Archdeacon of Northampton,

11 The Drive, Northampton NN1 4 RZ; Tel. 01604 714015 Fax 01604 792016

E-mail: archdeacon@aofn.wanadoo.co.uk

 

Enhanced CRB Disclosure required.

 

 

HOUSE FOR DUTY

 

Lichfield               House For Duty - Leaton & Albrighton with Battlefield

 

Our friendly rural parishes just north of Shrewsbury need a caring House For Duty Resident Minister

 

Four bedroomed modern vicarage in village with flourishing C of E Primary School.

 

For further details contact the Bishop of Shrewsbury, Athlone House, 68 London Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6PG. 

Tel:  01743 235867

Email:  bishop.shrewsbury@lichfield.anglican.org

Closing date for applications:  8 December 2006

Interviews:   4 January 2007

 

 

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