Steppingstones to Discipleship

Be a ‘disciplined' disciple this Lent

What will you be doing for Lent?

Will you be forming a Lent group, but don't know what to do when you meet? Do you struggle to know what to recommend to your church's house group during Lent? What would you suggest for someone who doesn't read books, but spends hours online?

Archdeacon Audrey has researched much of the currently available material for Lent, in particular that relating to being a Christian disciple. A great variety of courses, books and online material is on offer - and some of it completely free!

All the hard work has been done for you. To find out about titles, contents, styles, prices and availability, click here.

 

 

Rubbing shoulders with The Rev

Deanery facilitator, Sarah Welply, took a group of young people from across the Diocese to the Greenbelt Christian Festival at Cheltenham. She writes...

This was the first time I had been to Greenbelt since I was a teenager myself. And this time I learnt to tolerate the queues in order to see the speakers, including the comedian Milton Jones, Tom Hollander and James Wood talking, amongst other things, about Rev - the BBC 2 sitcom about a vicar running a modern inner-city church, with a reluctant wife and a depleted, motley congregation - and spiritual director and author, Mark Yaconnelli. 

Worship wise, I experienced a large scale communion service on Sunday morning - which involved about 20,000 people - along with a smaller ‘Beat Eucharist' paraphrasing Common Worship in the evening. Both events were equally creative but in very different ways. 

The weather was unexpectedly good, networking opportunities in abundance, and the young people were great to be with. One other thing that a small group of them experienced was dancing at the main stage next to The Rev himself and his wife, Olivia, aka. actors Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman! 

 

New Ministers ordained to serve across Cornwall

Truro Cathedral was packed on both Saturday and Sunday mornings this Petertide weekend as joyful friends, relatives and churchgoers celebrated the ordination of eight new Deacons and 12 new Priests.

New Deacons for the Diocese of Truro (from left): Roger May (Bodmin with Lanhydrock and Lanivet), Jane Kneebone (Newquay), Steven Robinson (Crantock with Cubert and Perranzabuloe), Elaine Munday (Bodmin with Lanhydrock and Lanivet), Rt Revd Royden Screech (Bishop of St Germans)  Rt Revd Tim Thornton (Bishop of Truro),  Dominic Whitting (St Breoke and Egloshayle in Wadebridge), Diane Willoughby (St Agnes and Mount Hawke with Mithian), Suzanne Hosking (St Merryn with St Issey and St Petroc Minor), and Charles Boyle (St Kea).

To download the sermon by Canon Dr Rod Garner click here

New Priests for the Diocese of Truro: (from left): Anne Brown (Probus, Ladock, Grampound with Creed and St Erme), Samuel Denyer (Lostwithiel, St Winnow with St Nectan's Chapel, St Veep and Boconnoc, Bradoc and Lanlivery), Leonard Jepp (Meneague), Simon Bone (Newquay), Hilary Spong (St Stithians with Perran-ar-Worthal and Gwennap), Oliver Mears (St Austell), Rt Revd Royden Screech (Bishop of St Germans)  Rt Revd Tim Thornton (Bishop of Truro), George Darby (Egloskerry, North Petherwin, Tremaine, Tresmere and Trewen also Laneast and St Clether), Ruth Murfitt (St Goran with St Michael Caerhays), Richard Selby-Boothroyd (Illogan), Ann Butcher (Tregony with St Cuby & Cornelly, also Tresillian & Lamorran with Merther & St Michael Penkivel, Mary Williamson (Launceston) and Jonathan Mosedale (St Minver with St Enodoc and St Michael Rock, also St Endellion, Port Isaac and St Kew).

To download the sermon by The Revd Canon Julia Wilkinson click here.

For full story click here.

Bishop Tim's Progress

On Sunday 27 June, The Right Reverend Tim Thornton, the Bishop of Truro, visited the Roseland Cluster of Churches. He was welcomed on the King Harry Ferry at 3pm by Reverends Ken Boullier, Jill Edwards, Jean Rolt and Canon Doug Robbins and then they travelled around the Roseland on ‘Dumpy', a 1950s classic coach, together with members of the various churches.

Bishop Tim was royally treated with visits to Philleigh, St Just in Roseland, St Mawes, St Gerrans, Ruan Lanihorne, Portloe, and Veryan as the churches of the Roseland Cluster celebrated their community.

For the full story click here.