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nd O
nlin
e Ju
ly 2
015/
08
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s/se
erou
nd
New
sTh
e D
ioce
se o
f St A
lban
s in
Bed
ford
shire
, Her
tford
shire
, Lut
on &
Bar
net
July
201
5 - I
ssue
8/1
5
Arc
hbis
hop
Just
in’s
th
ree-
day
visi
t to
S
t A
lban
s D
ioce
se w
as w
idel
y de
scrib
ed a
s bu
sy,
incl
udin
g by
Arc
hbis
hop
Just
in.
He
visi
ted
St
Mar
y’s
Chu
rch,
Lu
ton,
the
Mal
l an
d Lu
ton
Tow
n H
all,
Wat
erw
ays
Cha
plai
ncy,
St A
lban
s C
athe
dral
, St J
ohn’
s Fa
rley
Hill
, M
ansh
ead
Upp
er S
choo
l, B
edfo
rd P
rison
, B
unya
n M
eetin
g C
hurc
h, S
huttl
ewor
th C
olle
ge, S
teve
nage
’s
Love
Her
ts Y
outh
eve
nt,
a bu
sine
ss b
reak
fast
, th
e A
lban
Pilg
rimag
e an
d a
disc
ussi
on o
n w
orld
mis
sion
w
ith s
ome
of o
ur lin
k di
oces
es. A
fter 1
5 en
gage
men
ts
in th
ree
days
, he
was
stil
l sm
iling
.In
terv
iew
ed
for
BB
C
Thre
e C
ount
ies
Rad
io,
he
desc
ribed
his
initi
al im
pres
sion
of t
he “h
uge
dive
rsity
an
d en
orm
ous
vigo
ur,”
in th
e di
oces
e. H
e w
as d
eepl
y im
pres
sed,
dur
ing
his
visi
t to
Luto
n, to
see
how
issu
es
of d
iver
sity
wer
e be
ing
tack
led
as h
e pu
t it:
“he
ad
on,”
with
hos
pita
lity,
with
inc
lusi
on,
with
inc
redi
ble
vigo
ur fr
om a
ll pa
rts o
f the
com
mun
ity. “
I was
hug
ely
impr
esse
d. T
his
is s
omet
hing
I’v
e ju
st g
ot t
o le
arn
from
.”H
e sp
oke
abou
t dee
ply
hum
an m
omen
ts, v
isiti
ng th
e
wat
erw
ays
chap
lain
cy a
nd h
earin
g th
e ac
coun
ts o
f ad
dict
s hel
ped
by th
e Li
ving
Roo
m’s
care
pro
gram
mes
fo
r the
m a
nd th
eir f
amili
es.
In
Ste
vena
ge,
at
the
Love
H
erts
yo
uth
even
t, A
rchb
isho
p Ju
stin
cle
arly
enj
oyed
him
self
as w
ell a
s gi
ving
the
even
ing
a se
rious
dim
ensi
on. “
It w
as ju
st
fun,
yet
ver
y Je
sus
cent
red.
A n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e ca
me
to f
aith
in C
hris
t du
ring
the
cour
se o
f th
e ev
enin
g,
thin
g. T
hat’s
the
chu
rch,
doi
ng it
’s s
tuff,
with
you
ng
peop
le,”
he s
aid.
In
his
Pre
side
ntia
l A
ddre
ss
to
Dio
cesa
n S
ynod
, B
isho
p A
lan
said
: “Ta
king
him
to s
o m
any
plac
es to
se
e so
me
of th
e w
ork
that
is g
oing
on
in e
very
par
t of
the
dioc
ese
was
bot
h ex
citin
g an
d hu
mbl
ing.
We
rece
ived
a h
igh
leve
l of m
edia
inte
rest
and
it is
stil
l po
ssib
le, i
f you
wer
en’t
able
to b
e pr
esen
t, to
get
a
Arc
hbis
hop’
s ta
lk fr
om T
hurs
day
even
ing.
”
See
the
front
pag
e of
ww
w.s
talb
ans.
angl
ican
.org
.
Arc
hbi
sho
p: “
Hug
e di
vers
ity.
En
orm
ous
vig
our
. I’v
e en
joye
d ev
eryw
her
e.”
Con
cert
s &
Dra
ma
Ope
n D
ays
& F
esti
vals
Mis
cella
neou
s
See
Rou
nd O
nlin
e E
vent
s Ju
ly 2
015/
08
p
8
ww
w.st
alba
ns.a
nglic
an.o
rg/n
ews/
seer
ound
The
Dio
cese
of S
t Alb
ans
in B
edfo
rdsh
ire, H
ertfo
rdsh
ire, L
uton
& B
arne
t
EVEN
T LI
STIN
GS for
July
201
5
Hom
e gr
oup/
Bib
le S
tudy
gro
up
Lead
ers’
trai
ning
cou
rse
Satu
rday
s 26
th S
epte
mbe
r an
d 31
st O
ctob
er,
9.30
am –
1.0
0pm
Venu
e: S
t Luk
e’s,
Wat
ford
‘Lea
ding
sm
all g
roup
s’ is
a c
ours
e ru
n ov
er tw
o S
atur
day
mor
ning
s fo
r any
one
who
lea
ds o
r w
ould
lik
e to
lea
d B
ible
st
udie
s/H
ome
grou
ps/A
lpha
gr
oups
et
c an
d w
ants
to le
arn
mor
e ab
out h
ow
adul
ts le
arn
and
the
skill
s of
faci
litat
ing
grou
ps.
Faci
litat
or: R
ev’d
Jea
nette
Gos
ney
Boo
king
: Ess
entia
l. P
leas
e bo
ok o
nlin
e ht
tp:/
/ww
w.s
talb
ans.
angl
ican
.org
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tact
: G
abby
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min
@st
alba
ns.a
nglic
an.o
rg.
Elst
ow
Abb
ey,
Elst
ow
Bed
s.
Dra
ma
even
t in
the
clo
iste
rs:
7pm
on
Frid
ay
10th
Ju
ly
The
Han
dleb
ards
w
ill
be
perfo
rmin
g ‘A
Mid
Sum
mer
Nig
ht’s
dre
am’.
Tick
ets
£10
on t
he g
ate
or f
amily
tic
ket
£30.
St J
ames
the
Gre
at, T
horle
y.
Fest
ival
Of
Flow
ers
and
Mus
ic o
n th
e th
eme
“A
Goo
d R
ead”
. A
ugus
t B
ank
Hol
iday
Wee
kend
. Cra
ft Fa
ir on
Sat
. Sun
.
and
Arc
hite
ctur
e of
th
e S
t B
arna
bas
Cen
tre,
Sun
. M
on.
3pm
Adm
issi
on F
ree.
R
efre
shm
ents
, pl
ants
, so
uven
irs
and
Fest
ival
. D
eane
ry E
veni
ng S
ervi
ce S
un.
6.00
pm
St P
eter
s C
hurc
h, d
e Pa
rys
Aven
ue,
Bed
ford
. Ja
zz c
once
rt by
Lill
ian
Bou
tte,
Jazz
am
bass
ador
of
New
Orle
ans.
on
Satu
rday
11t
h Ju
ly a
t 7.
30pm
. Ti
cket
£1
2 pe
r pe
rson
(£6
0/ta
ble
of 6
). Ti
cket
s
0123
4 71
8044
Adv
ance
d N
otic
e‘J
ourn
ey o
f the
Mag
i’ –
A fe
stiv
e, w
itty
and
thor
ough
ly C
hris
tmas
sy e
vent
for
your
chu
rch.
Spr
ings
Dan
ce C
ompa
ny is
now
invi
ting
chur
ches
to
ho
st
a pe
rform
ance
of
Jo
urne
y of
th
e M
agi,
whi
ch
will
be
av
aila
ble
natio
nally
fro
m
21st
Nov
to
22nd
Dec
embe
r 201
5.
This
cr
itica
lly
accl
aim
ed
prod
uctio
n is
se
t to
be
a jo
yful
add
ition
to
the
UK
’s
fam
ily C
hris
tmas
the
atre
sce
ne f
or t
he
19th
ye
ar
runn
ing.
W
ith
spar
kle
and
song
s to
kee
p th
e ki
ds e
ngro
ssed
, an
d
Jour
ney
of t
he M
agi
delig
hts
audi
ence
s of
al
l ag
es.
The
show
po
rtray
s th
e or
igin
al C
hris
tmas
sto
ry w
hils
t dr
awin
g hi
lario
us a
nd p
oign
ant
para
llels
with
our
ow
n pr
epar
atio
ns
for
Chr
istm
as
day.
Furth
er in
form
atio
n ca
n be
fou
nd o
n th
e S
prin
gs
Dan
ce
Com
pany
w
ebsi
te
by
emai
ling
Reb
ecca
Ber
tram
on
tour
ing@
sprin
gsda
ncec
ompa
ny.o
rg.u
k or
ca
ll 07
775
628
442
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Law
renc
e C
hurc
h,
Ard
eley
SG
2 7A
HS
unda
y of
the
mon
th o
f 2nd
Aug
ust a
nd
6th
Sept
embe
r 2.
30pm
– 5
pm.
Pre
tty
villa
ge
with
its
be
autif
ul
13th
ce
ntur
y ch
urch
and
that
ched
cot
tage
s ro
und
The
Gre
en.
Pro
ceed
s in
aid
of
St
Law
renc
e ch
urch
fu
nds.
For
furth
er
info
rmat
ion
cont
act W
endy
Way
good
014
38 8
6126
0.
St
Mar
y’s
Chu
rch,
G
rave
ley
SG14
7L
T.
Villa
ge O
pen
Gar
dens
on
Sund
ay
12th
Jul
y w
ill b
e av
aila
ble
at F
lint B
arn,
nex
t to
the
and
plan
ts. A
dmis
sion
£4
unde
r 12s
free
.
Equi
ppin
gG
od’s
Peo
ple
Cou
rses
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w.s
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ans.
angl
ican
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/
St M
ary’
s, E
aton
Bra
y,–
Our
nex
t con
cert
is to
be
perfo
rmed
by
solo
ist
on
Satu
rday
15
th
Aug
ust
at
7.30
pm
and
will
al
so
feat
ure
Ric
hard
H
eyes
(H
ead
of
Mus
ic
at
Bed
ford
M
oder
n) o
n or
gan.
The
con
cert
is e
ntitl
ed
‘Mot
herh
ood
and
Mus
ic’.
Num
bere
d se
at t
icke
ts £
7.50
fro
m 0
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All
Sain
ts C
hurc
h, T
urve
y. A
n ev
enin
g of
su
mm
er
mus
ic
sung
by
C
anta
mus
ch
ambe
r ch
oir
with
an
them
s an
d pa
rtson
gs b
y P
aul E
dwar
ds, G
eral
d Fi
nzi,
Cha
rles
Sta
nfor
d an
d E
dwar
d E
lgar
. Sa
turd
ay 1
8th
July
, 7.3
0 pm
. Cel
ebra
tes
the
rest
orat
ion
of th
e ch
urch
clo
ck. T
icke
ts
£7.0
0 on
the
door
, inc
lude
s re
fresh
men
ts.
Furth
er d
etai
ls 0
1234
881
619.
St
Alb
ans
Cho
ral
Soci
ety
have
co
mm
issi
oned
a p
iece
in
cele
brat
ion
of
thei
r 70
th y
ear.
‘Th
e S
tory
of
Alb
an’,
writ
ten
to b
e pe
rform
ed i
n co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith
choi
rs
from
lo
cal
juni
or
scho
ols.
C
hild
ren
from
Fle
etvi
lle, B
owm
ans
Gre
en
and
St
Ber
nade
tte’s
will
be
join
ing
us f
or
the
prem
iere
on
Sund
ay 1
2 Ju
ly,
at t
he
Wes
ton
Aud
itoriu
m, d
e H
avill
and
Cam
pus,
9EU
. Tw
o per
form
ance
s; 5.
00pm
& 7.
00pm
. w
ww
.cho
rals
ocie
ty.c
om/c
once
rts.
php
Tick
ets
£12
(£10
con
cess
ions
) and
£1
for
child
ren
via
0788
4 23
1958
or f
rom
Wes
ton
St
Kat
herin
e’s
Chu
rch
Ickl
efor
d.
Fam
ily
Fun
Day
&
Tr
easu
re
Hun
t on
Su
nday
12
th
July
on
U
pper
G
reen
/Ic
klef
ord
Sch
ool
Law
n.
Trea
sure
H
unt
3pm
. Fa
ce p
aint
ing,
bou
ncy
cast
le,
BB
Q
and
refre
shm
ents
, ch
ildre
n’s
gam
es a
nd
ente
rtain
men
ts a
nd a
tod
dler
pla
y ar
ea.
ww
w.c
hurc
hofe
ngla
ndfu
nera
ls.o
rg/
grav
etal
k
Cle
rgy
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Rou
nd O
nlin
e O
n th
e m
ove
July
201
5/08
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ww.
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bans
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lican
.org
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s/se
erou
nd
Oth
er A
ppoi
ntm
ents
ON
TH
E M
OVE fo
r Ju
ly 2
015
The
Dio
cese
of S
t Alb
ans
in B
edfo
rdsh
ire, H
ertfo
rdsh
ire, L
uton
& B
arne
t
Ass
ista
nt A
rea
Dea
n of
Bar
net
The
Rev
d Ja
mes
Mus
tard
has
take
n on
th
e ro
le o
f Ass
ista
nt A
rea
Dea
n of
Bar
net
from
the
begi
nnin
g of
Jul
y an
d th
e R
evd
Can
on R
icha
rd L
eslie
will
step
dow
n as
he
pre
pare
s fo
r ret
irem
ent.
Pats
y C
ritch
ley,
Cur
ate
(SS
M)
in t
he
with
PtO
.Ja
ne F
oxC
arlto
n w
ith C
helli
ngto
n (L
EP
) is
to re
tire
in S
epte
mbe
r.R
uth
Goa
tly,
Ass
ocia
te P
riest
(S
SM
) at
S
t M
ary
Mar
shal
swic
k, S
t A
lban
s is
to
beco
me
Ass
ocat
e P
riest
(SS
M) a
t St L
uke
St A
lban
s.D
iana
Har
pham
, Ass
ista
nt C
urat
e (S
SM
)
Sta
gsde
n is
sta
ndin
g do
wn
from
her
rol
e bu
t ret
ains
PtO
in th
e di
oces
e.
Did
ier
Jaqu
et,
Ass
ista
nt
Cur
ate
in
Trai
ning
(SS
M) i
n Tr
ing
Team
Min
istry
has
ha
d a
title
cha
nge
to A
ssoc
iate
Min
iste
r
Chr
icht
on L
imbe
rt,
Cur
ate
in T
rain
ing
in t
he O
uzel
Val
ley
Team
Min
istry
is
to
beco
me
Vica
r of C
hris
t Chu
rch
Sou
thga
te
in th
e D
ioce
se o
f Lon
don.
Paul
Par
ks
Chi
ches
ter.
Der
rick
Peel
, Vic
ar o
f St M
ary
War
e is
to
retir
e in
Oct
ober
.R
uth
Pike
, A
dvis
er f
or t
he D
ioce
se i
s to
bec
ome
Rec
tor
of B
arkw
ay,
Ree
d an
d B
uckl
and
with
Bar
ley.
D
r Joa
nna
(Jo)
Spr
eadb
ury,
Vic
ar in
the
Can
on P
rece
ntor
at t
he C
athe
dral
Chu
rch
of T
hom
as o
f C
ante
rbur
y in
Por
tsm
outh
D
ioce
se.
Lind
a W
ashi
ngto
n. h
as c
ome
to th
e en
d of
her
role
as
Ass
ista
nt C
hapl
ain
- Bed
ford
in th
e di
oces
e.
At M
illbr
ook
Chu
rch'
s A
PC
M it
was
not
ed
that
two
of th
eir P
CC
mem
bers
had
ser
ved
for
a ve
ry lo
ng ti
me.
O
vera
ll 13
7 ye
ars
-
took
up
the
post
at
the
age
of 1
9 w
hils
t st
ill s
ingl
e, a
nd h
as s
erve
d co
ntin
uous
ly
and
fello
w
Mill
broo
k re
side
nt
Dor
een
Sha
yler
has
ser
ved
cont
inuo
usly
for s
ixty
ye
ars.
A p
roud
rec
ord
and
one
that
thei
r C
hurc
hwar
den
Sir
Tim
othy
Clif
ford
fel
t
Jane
invi
ted
the
PC
C to
a c
offe
e m
orni
ng
at
thei
r be
autif
ul
hom
e, A
mpt
hill
Par
k
abov
e) a
s gu
ests
of h
onou
r.
This
too
k pl
ace
on t
he 1
6th
June
and
a
137
year
s of
ser
vice
!
good
tim
e w
as h
ad b
y al
l. T
he w
eath
er
was
ver
y ki
nd a
nd t
he t
wo
ladi
es w
ere
able
to s
ee ro
und
the
hous
e an
d ga
rden
s w
here
, as
pupi
ls a
t Mill
broo
k S
choo
l man
y m
any
year
s ag
o th
ey h
ad h
ad th
eir s
ports
da
y.
The
follo
win
g R
eade
rs w
ere
Adm
itted
and
Lic
ense
d on
28t
h Ju
ne 2
015
at A
ll Sa
ints
’ Chu
rch,
Her
tford
, by
the
Bis
hop
of S
t. A
lban
s:
Laur
elin
Bur
ge
O
uzel
Val
ley
Team
Kei
th C
alla
rd
St.
Fran
cis,
Lut
onK
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St
Faith
’s,
Hex
ton,
on
the
Her
ts/B
eds
bord
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as
had
a ve
ry s
ucce
ssfu
l ou
tcom
e to
its
fun
drai
sing
fro
m a
sou
rce
that
is p
roba
bly
little
use
d in
St A
lban
s D
ioce
se: T
he N
atio
nal C
hurc
hes
Trus
t.Th
e re
cent
Qui
nque
nnia
l Ins
pect
ion
show
ed th
at s
till
mor
e w
ork
was
nee
d on
the
roof
of S
t Fai
th`s
. Th
eir
bid
for
fund
s to
The
Nat
iona
l Chu
rche
s Tr
ust
(NC
T) h
as b
roug
ht th
em a
gra
nt o
f £20
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. Th
e aw
ard
is o
ne o
f 36
, to
talli
ng £
607,
000.
Huw
E
dwar
ds,
Vice
Pre
side
nt o
f th
e N
CT,
sai
d: “
I’m
delig
hted
that
the
Nat
iona
l Chu
rche
s Tr
ust h
as b
een
able
to p
rovi
de a
£20
,000
gra
nt to
St F
aith
`s to
hel
p pa
y fo
r the
wor
k to
repa
ir th
e fa
iling
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ncel
roof
and
gu
tters
and
tac
kle
the
prob
lem
of
dam
p w
ithin
the
bu
ildin
g. T
his
gran
t w
ill h
elp
ensu
re t
hat
St
Faith
`s
will
con
tinue
to s
erve
the
com
mun
ity fo
r man
y ye
ars
to c
ome.
” H
e co
ntin
ued:
“Th
e U
K`s
chu
rche
s an
d ch
apel
s ar
e a
treas
ure
trove
of
arch
itect
ure,
his
tory
and
fai
th.
But
the
se b
uild
ings
don
`t be
long
to
the
past
. Th
ey
play
a v
ital r
ole
in o
ur p
rese
nt a
nd fu
ture
too,
act
ing
as p
lace
s of
wor
ship
, com
mun
ity c
entre
s o
r si
mpl
y so
mew
here
to g
o fo
r qui
et c
onte
mpl
atio
n.”
Ther
e is
no
doub
t tha
t kee
ping
chu
rche
s an
d ch
apel
s w
ind
and
wat
ertig
ht a
nd p
ayin
g fo
r m
oder
n fa
cilit
ies
is fa
r bey
ond
the
mea
ns o
f man
y co
ngre
gatio
ns a
nd
St F
aith
’s is
ver
y gr
atef
ul.
Tony
How
ells
, C
hurc
hwar
den
and
Trea
sure
r of
St
Faith
’s s
aid:
“Tha
t is
why
, we
have
, of c
ours
e, th
anke
d th
e N
atio
nal C
hurc
hes
Trus
t for
thei
r ve
ry g
ener
ous
gran
t. T
he to
tal p
roba
ble
cost
of t
he w
ork
is a
bout
£1
37,0
00 a
nd w
e ha
ve a
lread
y ra
ised
furth
er b
ids
to
the
List
ed P
lace
of
Wor
ship
Roo
f R
epai
r S
chem
e,
the
Bed
s an
d H
erts
His
toric
Chu
rche
s Tr
ust,
the
and
WR
EN
, an
d ot
hers
are
in
prep
arat
ion.
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th
anks
are
als
o du
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our
arc
hite
ct, I
ain
Frea
rson
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d th
e D
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for a
ll th
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elp
and
advi
ce.”
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s
Kne
bwor
th P
aris
h is
runn
ing
a ne
w C
hurc
h of
Eng
land
in
itiat
ive
calle
d “G
rave
talk
”. Th
is h
elps
peo
ple
to ta
lk
abou
t de
ath,
dyi
ng a
nd f
uner
als
in s
mal
l gro
ups
at
“Caf
é” s
ituat
ions
in
thei
r lo
cal
com
mun
ities
. It
was
re
cent
ly la
unch
ed n
atio
nally
dur
ing
Dyi
ng A
war
enes
s W
eek,
afte
r tri
als
in s
elec
ted
Par
ishe
s ar
ound
the
co
untry
.
of S
t Alb
ans
to u
se th
e ne
w m
ater
ial.
In th
e di
oces
e du
ring
2013
, 434
0 C
hurc
h of
Eng
land
fu
nera
ls w
ere
held
, 31
% o
f al
l fu
nera
ls t
hat
took
pl
ace
that
yea
r, pu
tting
the
chur
ch in
touc
h w
ith th
e 25
0,00
0 pe
ople
est
imat
ed t
o at
tend
the
m,
show
ing
the
Chu
rch’
s ex
perie
nce
in d
ealin
g w
ith p
eopl
e fa
cing
de
ath
and
bere
avem
ent.
The
Chu
rch
is a
lso
used
to
deal
ing
with
the
big
que
stio
ns a
bout
life
and
dea
th
that
are
ofte
n tri
gger
ed b
y su
ch e
vent
s. W
e ca
n be
alo
ngsi
de p
eopl
e as
the
y ex
plor
e th
eir
thin
king
, w
here
ver t
hat t
hink
ing
take
s th
em.
Dur
ing
the
Gra
veta
lk s
essi
ons,
dis
cuss
ion
is h
elpe
d al
ong
by G
rave
Talk
con
vers
atio
n ca
rds
to g
et s
tarte
d –
52 q
uest
ions
cov
erin
g 5
key
area
s.
Chu
rch
invi
tes
peop
le to
talk
abo
ut
deat
h an
d dy
ing
Topi
cs c
over
ed in
clud
e:
• Li
fe:
Wha
t is
impo
rtant
in y
our
life?
How
wou
ld
you
like
to b
e re
mem
bere
d?
• D
eath
: Wha
t exp
erie
nces
of d
eath
hav
e yo
u ha
d so
far?
Wha
t do
you
thin
k de
ath
mea
ns?
• So
ciet
y: H
ow h
as o
ur c
ultu
re s
hape
d ou
r thi
nkin
g ab
out d
eath
?
• Fu
nera
ls:
Wha
t w
ill h
appe
n w
hen
you
die?
Do
you
need
to m
ake
any
plan
s or
cho
ices
now
?
• G
rief:
Wha
t is
the
real
ity o
f los
s an
d ho
w d
o yo
u ex
perie
nce
it?
Mor
e in
form
atio
n ab
out
the
cour
se
and
the
issu
es s
urro
undi
ng d
eath
can
be
foun
d at
ww
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chof
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uner
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eetin
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re s
ingl
e se
ssio
ns,
last
ing
an h
our,
or lo
nger
, if
need
ed.
Peo
ple
wou
ld b
e w
elco
me
to
atte
nd a
sec
ond
sess
ion
if th
is w
ould
hel
p th
em. T
his
happ
ened
whe
n G
rave
talk
was
tria
lled.
Kne
bwor
th P
aris
h ha
s al
read
y he
ld t
wo
Gra
veta
lk
mee
tings
, one
in la
te J
une
with
12
in a
caf
e an
d on
e in
ear
ly J
uly
with
8 in
a p
ub.
Rec
tor
of K
nebw
orth
, R
ev’d
Jim
Pye
, sa
id,
“We
publ
icis
ed t
he m
eetin
gs
with
in th
e pa
rish
and
also
invo
lved
loca
l med
ia a
nd
from
Kne
bwor
th a
nd o
ther
s tra
velle
d up
to 1
0 m
iles
to c
ome.
Peo
ple
foun
d it
help
ful,
and
one
pers
on w
ho
seco
nd.
Ano
ther
mee
ting
or t
wo
may
fol
low
in
the
autu
mn,
per
haps
at t
he lo
cal l
ibra
ry.
He
cont
inue
d: “W
e ar
e no
t ver
y go
od a
t dea
ling
with
de
ath
in o
ur s
ocie
ty d
ay. T
his
is a
n ex
celle
nt c
ours
e w
hich
gi
ves
ever
yone
th
e ch
ance
to
ta
lk
abou
t di
ffere
nt a
reas
ass
ocia
ted
with
dea
th i
n a
rela
xed
way
.”
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cese
of S
t Alb
ans
in B
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ire, H
ertfo
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& B
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s
The
Bis
hop’
s H
arve
st A
ppea
l for
201
5 w
ill h
elp
peop
le
acro
ss H
ertfo
rdsh
ire a
nd B
edfo
rdsh
ire t
o co
nnec
t w
ith th
e ne
eds
of d
isab
led
child
ren.
The
pro
ject
will
he
lp t
he A
nglic
an C
hurc
h in
Uga
nda
to b
reak
new
gr
ound
as
it su
ppor
ts t
he w
ork
of t
he D
ioce
se o
f R
ukun
giri
to t
rans
form
atti
tude
s an
d pr
ovis
ion
for
disa
bled
chi
ldre
n in
Uga
nda,
whe
re h
avin
g a
disa
bilit
y is
a s
erio
us d
isad
vant
age.
Suc
h ch
ildre
n ar
e of
ten
view
ed a
s “w
ithou
t us
e” a
s so
met
imes
the
y ca
nnot
youn
ger s
iblin
gs a
t hom
e.In
add
ition
to p
rovi
ding
cla
ssro
oms
for
the
disa
bled
, th
ere
is a
lso
a ne
ed to
pro
vide
acc
omm
odat
ion
as th
e po
pula
tion
is s
prea
d w
idel
y ac
ross
the
coun
trysi
de.
As
a re
sult,
chi
ldre
n’s
hom
es a
re m
any
mile
s aw
ay
from
a s
choo
l on
dirt
track
s w
ith n
o pu
blic
tran
spor
t av
aila
ble
for t
hem
to g
et to
sch
ool e
ach
day.
The
Dio
cese
in R
ukun
giri
is h
elpi
ng t
o ch
ange
thi
s
disa
bled
chi
ldre
n is
und
erw
ay. T
his
is e
xciti
ng a
s it’
s th
e on
ly o
ne in
the
dist
rict o
f Ruk
ungi
ri.Th
is y
ear’s
app
eal w
as la
unch
ed in
a H
ertfo
rdsh
ire
scho
ol a
nd a
Bed
ford
shire
dis
able
d sp
orts
clu
b.C
hild
ren
in K
ey S
tage
2 a
t G
off’s
Oak
enj
oyed
a
spec
ial s
choo
l ass
embl
y w
here
Bis
hop
Ala
n to
ld th
em
abou
t the
pro
ject
, sho
wed
them
a v
ideo
of M
oses
, a
boy
in R
ukun
giri,
Uga
nda,
and
inte
rvie
wed
Cat
herin
e R
obin
son,
a y
oung
loca
l ath
lete
who
is p
art
of t
he
Gre
at B
ritai
n pa
raca
noe
squa
d an
d is
on
cour
se to
co
mpe
te in
the
2016
Par
alym
pic
Gam
es. T
he R
ev’d
C
arol
e S
elby
, who
is a
freq
uent
vis
itor t
o th
e sc
hool
, al
so a
ttend
ed.
Her
bac
kgro
und
as a
PE
tea
cher
sh
owed
as
she
mad
e a
spec
tacu
lar
stag
e fa
ll, r
e-en
actin
g th
e pa
rabl
e of
the
Goo
d S
amar
itan
for t
he
child
ren
and
durin
g th
e pa
rach
ute
gam
es w
hich
the
child
ren
took
par
t in.
Whe
elch
air f
ootb
all p
laye
rs fr
om D
AD
DS
, Dun
stab
le
and
Dis
trict
Dis
able
d S
ports
hel
ped
to l
aunc
h th
e pr
ojec
t in
Bed
ford
shire
with
Bis
hop
Ric
hard
, w
ho
expl
aine
d th
e pr
ojec
t to
mem
bers
of
DA
DD
S a
nd
then
took
par
t in
a ga
me
of w
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