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month — Diocesan Synod - your church parliament
Helen Jones
Helen is youngest ever to be elected
2015 SYNOD ELECTION RESULTS DEANERY Barking & Dagenham Epping Forest & Ongar
Harlow Havering
Newham
Redbridge
Waltham Forest
Brentwood
Basildon Chelmsford North
Chelmsford South
Maldon & Dengie Hadleigh Southend Thurrock
Rochford Witham
Hinckford Braintree Colchester
Dunmow & Stansted Harwich Saffron Walden
St Osyth * New members are marked with a star
CLERGY Revd Julie Fleming* Revd Martin Court Revd James Knowles * Five vacancies Revd James Rodley* One vacancy Revd Canon David Banting Revd Tony Burford Revd Martin Howse Revd Bernadette Hull Revd Shaun Moore* Revd Quintin Peppiatt Revd Marionette Macauley* Revd Annie McTighe Revd Jeremy Fraser* One vacancy Revd Marie Segal Revd Canon Ian Tarrant Revd Sue Sterry* Revd Santou Beurklian-Carter* One vacancy Revd Kieran Bush Revd Lesley Goldsmith Revd Alex Summers* Revd Nigel Anstey* Revd Adrian McConnaughie* Revd Patrick Sherring Revd Andrew Grey* Revd Paul Carr* Revd Jo Delfgou Revd Tom Page Revd Canon Carla Hampton Revd Keith Roddy* Revd Gemma Fraser Revd Canon Philip Ritchie* Revd Canon Carol Smith Revd Sandra Manley Revd Mark North Revd Clive Hillman* Revd David Tudor Revd Marion Walford Revd Louise Williams One vacancy Revd Andrew Higgs Revd Justin Hutcherson* Revd Christine Williams* Revd Nick Rowan* Revd Brenda Wallace * Revd Geoff Bayliss Revd Patrick McEune* Revd Anne Marie Renshaw Revd John Richardson Revd Sally Womersley* Revd Beth Bendrey* Revd Charles Mason Revd Paul Norrington* Revd Tim Platts* Revd Teresa Wynne One vacancy Revd Tim Goodbody Revd Ruth Patten* Revd Paul Mann* Revd Simon Heron Revd Neil McLeod Revd David Tomlinson Revd Guy Thorburn Revd David Lower*
LAITY Kathy Playle Marco Lopes* Michael Hall Derek Smith Lynette Rodgers* Robert Taylor Piers Northam John Winterbotham Christine Cox Lynne Bennett John Bloomfield Ann Colton Lesley Judd* Mary Moore Larry Morris Cat Trinder* Shirley Biro David Martins Ursula Davies
Heather Houseden* Christopher Abbess Jillian Leonard Celia Heath* Malcolm Leonard Vevet Deer Diana Kennedy Colin Setchfield Rosalind Tatum Michael Bitschine Mark Jobin Hilda Witchalls One vacancy Mary Edwards One vacancy Roger Shilling Robert Hammond Ros Smith Christine Horton Harry Marsh One vacancy Peter Manley Adrian Smith* Ron McLernon Michelle Tackie One vacancy Christine Ballard Margaret Henning One vacancy Leslie Brock Laurence Martin Pamela Kirby Gordon Simmonds Angela Puzey* Mike Robinson Christine Brown Rosemary GisslerWebber* Christine Inwang* Ian Tinton Isabel Adcock Sylvia Halford John Brown Roger Ennals Helen Jones* One vacancy Belle Beszant Roland Pelly Nigel Dyson Marilyn Mayo Susannah Lacon David Morgan Richard Freeman* One vacancy Janet Russell Patricia StanburySandford Wendy King
By NATHAN WHITEHEAD Pastoral Secretary to the Diocese of Chelmsford THE Chelmsford Diocesan Synod comprises 200 people. Some are Synod members because of a post they hold, Bishops and Archdeacons for instance. Others are nominated by the Diocesan Bishop or are co-opted by one of the Houses (of Laity and Clergy) because of an expertise or they can bring to the Synod. But the bulk of Synod is clergy and lay representatives elected by their Deanery to represent them. Between May and July this year elections were held to find out who will represent each Deanery on the Synod for the next three years. With this new Synod one of the things to rejoice in is that there is a good balance of experienced Synod members and new members. This will stand the Synod in good stead, as it will enable a good deal of continuity as well as fresh eyes. Generally speaking the age profile of the Synod seems to have become more diverse. I will now no longer be the youngest person in the room! The election saw what I believe to be the youngest person ever elected to Synod, Helen Jones, 22. Helen has just finished a discipleship year with a placement at St Luke's church, Highwoods, Colchester, doing children's and families' work. She will be starting a new role at the church from September, working with young people and university students. Historically the words ‘Synod’ and ‘excitement’ may not have belonged in the same sentence but this has been changing. There is every chance of exciting debates over the next three years. Anyone is welcome to sit in as an observer. In November, the focus will be on discipleship and we hope to have a ‘market stall’ presentation showing how disciples of Christ are being made around our Diocese. We will also hear from the Chelmsford Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns and our Board of Education in the early part To advertise of this new term. Another big piece of in this newspaper, business comes up in March when the Synod will vote on a new Share 01752 225623 Scheme. There will also be the usual and important business items, such as approval of the annual Diocesan Budget and, as the Synod membership is more or less coterminous with that of the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF), the approval of the annual Statutory Accounts of the DBF. The word ‘Synod’ has its root in ancient Greek and means ‘the way together’. One of the ways in which our Synod has been journeying together in recent times is in nurturing ‘Transforming Presence – Strategic priorities for the Diocese of Chelmsford’. The Synod is where the missionary branches of Transforming Presence meet. Synod members will be called on by General Synod – our national parliament – to give their view on big issues facing the national Church such as the ‘Reform and Renewal’ package which covers a raft of different areas, too big to summarise here. So, please do pray for the Synod representatives, pray for God to endow them with His wisdom. I’d like to finish on a quote from the former Chair of the House of Laity, Canon Dr Sue Atkin: ‘We take our business very seriously but we don’t take ourselves too seriously’. I think that typifies the ethos of our Synod. l Chelmsford Diocesan Synod meets three times a year at Chelmsford Cathedral. The first meeting of the new Synod will be held on November 14, 2015 in Chelmsford Cathedral. In 2016 the Synod will meet on March 12, June 18 and November 12. For information about Synod, including agenda and minutes, visit our dedicated web page www.chelmsford. anglican.org/about/ committees/diocesan-synod. l To find out about ‘Reform and Renewal’ in the Church of England, take a look at the following web page: www.churchofengland.org/ reform-renewal.aspx
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