News Archives
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18th May 2009
It was Christmas time |
when this story started……………..
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11th May 2009
Preaching in the Age of the Internet |
2010 National Readers' Conference announced - put it in your diary now - 23rd to 25th July 2010
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4th May 2009
Readers Swoop on Bradford |
Reader officials and representatives from around the Church of England descended on Bradford for this years CRC AGM.
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26th January 2009
Selwyn Announces Speakers |
Speakers and topics for the 2009 Selwyn Summer Course are announced
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26th January 2009
John Field |
John Field died on 17 January, aged 76. A thanksgiving service is being planned for him in Rochester Cathedral.
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23rd January 2009
Welcome to Bishop Robert |
New Chair for Central Readers’ Council
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7th December 2008
National Advisor for Quality in Reader Education |
National Advisor for Quality in Reader Education required
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7th December 2008
Lincoln Reader celebrates 40 years |
John Davies recently celebrated 40 years as a Reader.
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7th December 2008
Lincoln Licensing 2008 |
Readers licensed to Lincoln Diocese
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7th December 2008
Newcastle Licensing |
New Readers in the Diocese of Newcastle
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29th October 2008
Wakefield licensing 2008 |
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29th October 2008
Salisbury licensing 2008 |
New LLMs just admitted and licensed by the Bishop of Ramsbury at Salisbury Cathedral on 4th October, with preacher Ven. Christopher Lowson.
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29th October 2008
Bishop makes awards |
The Bishop of Derby, Alastair Redfern, presented his Bishop's Badge to 12 people at Derby Cathedral on Sunday October 5th
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7th July 2008
Reader Upbeat motion passed by Synod |
Following debate, Synod passed a motion to welcome the Reader Upbeat report.
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27th June 2008
Reader Review Survey Results |
The full report of the Reader Review Survey - which formed an input into the Reader Upbeat! report.
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23rd June 2008
'Embracing the Covenant' to be debated in Synod |
Due for debate in the General Synod at York where its reference number is GS 1691 on Monday 7 July from 9.45-c.11.15am.
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17th June 2008
Reader Upbeat - Report Published! |
Final report of the working group on review of Reader ministry
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18th March 2008
Passionate about The Passion |
Reader Lorraine Butterfield (Ripon and Leeds), reads from Mark's Gospel to help get the message across on BBC Leeds website.
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24th August 2007
Manchester Readers licensed |
Five Readers licensed and six received their Emeritus Status Certificates.
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24th August 2007
From darkness into light |
Exhibition to be held from 6 -16 September 2007 in the Bishop’s Palace, Hereford.
Also event in Monmouth - 9th September 2007.
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7th August 2007
Amazing grace! |
Mike Haywood has completed his 3 paintings entitled "Amazing Grace, which portray John Newton's dramatic religious conversion on board his storm tossed ship in the middle of the Atlantic.
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22nd May 2007
Amazing triptych |
Mike Haywood has been given permission to use his local church in Cornwall as a studio in which to paint a triptych entitled "Amazing Grace".
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21st May 2007
Maundy Thursday in Manchester |
Of the 81 men and 81 women selected to receive Maundy gifts this year in Manchester Cathedral, 18 of them were Reader Emeriti from the Manchester Diocese.
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1st April 2007
Why study Genesis? |
The Anglican Centre in Rome has changed the dates for the previously advertised course on Genesis.
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27th February 2007
Central Readers' Council Vacancies |
The Central Readers' Council is looking for: Editor for The Reader magazine, Associate Secretary and Chair of the Editorial Committee.
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19th January 2007
Readers are asked if they want to be ordained deacon |
The Church Times reports that more than 10% of Readers have so far responded to a questionnaire asking them about their ministry.
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12th November 2006
Mark Russell, Reader and Youngest ever Church Army Chief Executive Commissioned by Archbishop of Canterbury |
Mark Russell, admitted and licensed as a Reader in 2002, has been commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury as Chief Executive Officer for the Church Army.
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19th October 2006
It has been a busy September in Lincoln Diocese! |
A Study Day with Bishop John Saxbee, Lincoln Diocese Readers Conference 2006 and Governing Body Meeting at Horncastle
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23rd September 2006
Say what you think! |
The Bishops’ Committee of Ministry want your views on Reader Ministry
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21st September 2006
What has been going on in Winchester? |
Mike Cranston and Simon Baker have been looking at Reader activity in the Diocese of Winchester.
And their conclusion…
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21st September 2006
Reader Ministry Review |
The Committee for Ministry of the House of Bishops has appointed a group to review Reader Ministry.
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20th September 2006
Lightening bolt can help us get back to basics for mission says Church Army |
How do you encourage Christians to 'Get Out More' for mission? Easy, according to Church Army who have selected 'Get Out More' as the theme for Church Army Sunday- held this coming Sunday on 24th September.
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20th September 2006
Long service in Hereford |
Hereford Diocese praises the work of dedicated Readers who have served the Lord in their own ministries.
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22nd July 2006
You can't be a Christian and leave out the awkward bits |
Tuesday 11th July at 5.30pm at Sheffield Cathedral the Rt Revd John Gladwin, The Bishop of Chelmsford, admitted 10 men and 4 women from Church Army’s Wilson Carlile College of Evangelism to the office of Evangelist within the Anglican Church.
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22nd July 2006
Times they are a changing |
News from the Diocese of Southwark
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19th July 2006
What does the future hold for Reader Ministry? |
The Chair's address from the 2006 CRC AGM in Newcastle
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18th June 2006
How's it going in Bradford? |
Reader News from Bradford Diocese
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21st May 2006
Reader Review group to meet in July |
Following Nigel Holmes' motion at General Synod in February 2006, the House of Bishops' Committee for Ministry has established a group to review the situation and report.
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4th April 2006
Lincoln publish Reader Report |
A report on Reader Ministry in the Diocese of Lincoln, incorporating The Ministerial Review Survey, 2005. With conclusions in the form of observations, proposals and recommendations.
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5th March 2006
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young”. [1 Tim 4 v 12] |
Younger Readers’ Conference - London Colney - Friday, 9th to Sunday, 11th June 2006
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8th February 2006
Synod requests review of Reader Ministry development |
General Synod has requested a study into how the office of Readers should be developed and Readers more fully and effectively deployed, in the light of the introduction of a great variety of patterns of voluntary local ministry.
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29th January 2006
Releasing the Potential |
A Report on the Portsmouth Diocese Annual Readers' Conference 2006
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21st January 2006
Readers to be debated in General Synod |
The proliferation of new categories of minister, both ordained and lay, appears to have resulted in a feeling of marginalisation amongst some Readers and is adversely affecting morale. Nigel Holmes has put forward a motion for debate.
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24th October 2005
Mission with a cuppa from Church Army |
What have Starbucks and the UK's leading Anglican home mission agency got in common? From next spring Starbucks stores in the US have decided to put a religious message on its coffee cups.
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13th October 2005
Associate Secretary for CRC |
Barbara Coleman was yesterday (12th October) formally appointed to the post of Associate Secretary to CRC, a role that she has been carrying out unoficially for some three months.
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4th September 2005
Anglican Ministry to the Persian Community in Britain |
In recent years the Iranian community living in Britain has increased and a growing number have been enquiring about Christian faith or seeking asylum because of their faith. Bassi Mirzania has been called to minister to these pastoral needs.
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16th April 2005
The Dioceses Converge |
Representatives of Reader ministry from across the Church of England converged on Church House, Westminster for the 2005 Central Readers’ Council AGM.
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30th March 2005
A Grievance Procedure for Clergy and Licensed or Accredited Lay Ministers exercising
ministry within the Church of England |
Under Authority, the report of a General Synod working party reviewing discipline,
recommended that there should be a grievance resolution procedure for clergy.
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1st March 2005
New Associate Secretary Sought |
The Central Readers' Council is looking for a new Associate Secretary to replace Canon Philip McDonough who resigned recently.
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28th February 2005
29 year's service to the Diocese of London's Ministry Department |
Sheila Gibbs has retired after 29 year's service as Executive Assistant.
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28th February 2005
A Resource for the 21st Century |
The 28th February sees the launch of the new National Readers' Website, with information and resources aimed at helping Readers across the Church to fulfil their office.
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