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the Diocese of Ripon and LeedsNews fromTogetherTogether

Inside this month’s Together:p II Spennithornep III Harvey Nic’sp IV Christian Aid Weekp V Big Night Outp VI Treasures revealedp VIII Food banks

New life and Easter baptisms in LeedsChurch reopens in shadow of multi-million pound Trinity centre

Welfare protection amendment fails

Bishops’ defeat

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may 2013

Just days after the £350m Trinity Shopping Centre opened for business, trans-forming the centre of Leeds, the church which lies next to it and after which it was named, Holy Trinity, Boar Lane, has also reopened as a worship and arts centre.

The 18th century, Grade 1 listed building, an iconic landmark in the centre of Leeds, opened its doors again on Good Fri-day following refurbish-ment, with a reception and exhibition of photog-raphy. An exciting programme of arts events is planned, leading to the church’s rededication by Bishop John on Friday May 24th.

The main entrance of Holy Trinity church now opens out onto a wide concourse that

allows access from Boar Lane to the new Trinity Centre and the Headrow. A refurbish-ment programme, paid for by donations and the church’s own repair fund, has created a flexible space suitable for corporate dining, weddings, exhibitions or concerts. The Victorian pews have been re-moved, the floor levelled and made wheelchair accessible.

The spiritual life of Holy Trin-ity is also being renewed and two days after reopening, on Easter Day, a new Anglican church, the Riverside Church, took over the building for a service which included bap-tisms by full immersion, led (Continued on page 2)

An amendment to try and pro-tect benefits for children from an annual cap on inflation-linked increases has failed in the House of Lords.

The amendment to the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill tabled by Bishop John in March would have exempted child benefit, child tax credit, or any universal credit paid for chil-dren from the cap on inflation-linked increases imposed by the bill. Most key benefits and tax credits will rise by only 1% in future, regardless of how much prices increase. However, the amendment was lost with 210 peers voting in favour and 261 against.

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Trinity Bishops

Refurbishment puts church at the centre

(Continued from Page 1)by the Pioneer Minister to new communities in Leeds, Revd James Barnett. Regular mid-week services are planned, and Holy Trinity is also home to the Pioneer Minister to the Night Time economy, whose Street Angels serve the late night revelers.

For the past ten years Holy Trinity has also been home for Arts@Trinity. “We are now facing a unique opportunity,” says Director of Arts@Trinity, John Dawson. “Arts@Trinity will remain at the core, though separate from the Church, providing quality entertain-

ment and offering new talent the chance to perform. Holy Trinity Church is a unique and wonderful place to perform or exhibit. It is this fact that draws audiences and perform-ers alike.”

Coming up in the diary is a concert by the Aire Ensemble on May 11th and the inaugural production of the Arts@Trin-ity Theatre Company perform-ing Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov from May 8-12th.

For more information about Arts@Trinity visit http://holy-trinityleeds.co.uk

(Continued from Page 1)Speaking later Bishop John said, “I am disappointed that the Lords have failed to protect children in this way. This makes it all the more important that local churches get involved in support for children in most need. The Government’s own estimate suggests that 200,000 children will be pushed into poverty by this Bill.”

The House of Lord’s debate came after 43 Church of England bishops signed an open letter against the new Government measure.

The 12th century church of St Michael and All Angels church, Spennithorne, near Leyburn has found itself at the centre of village life during the week as well as on Sundays following a £65k redevelopment project.

For five months last year the church was closed while the organ was moved and renewed, pews in the north aisle were removed and a flex-ible space created, new kitchen and disabled toi-let facilities were installed and outside paths were levelled allowing full disability access to the church.

Now St Michael’s has become the home of the Spennithorne library, following the ending of mobile library services. Once-a-week, locals flock

in for coffee, to change their books and to chat. The re-gional library service provides the books and changes them

every three months and users include pupils from the local church primary school.

Pictured (foreground) are li-brarian, Ann Clarke and Priest in Charge, Revd Bryan Dixon.

The church received grants from trusts such as Yorkshire Leader and the National Churches Trust, while fund-raising activities and donations brought in the rest. The church was rededicated by

Bishop John and is also used for concerts, village events and school services as well as regular worship.

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Ade joins the chaplaincy team

A team of chefs from top Leeds store, Harvey Nichols, visited St George’s Crypt last month, to prepare, cook and serve a meal for more than one hundred Crypt clients. The team from Harvey Nichols worked alongside the Crypt’s own cooking team, many of whom have been clients at the Crypt themselves.

Harvey Nichols has a long association with the Crypt and has supported them in the

past with visits from teams from their Fourth Floor café, through partnership in the Streetsmart campaign where the Crypt are a recipient charity, as a venue for Crypt events and also in giving sup-port through events where the

Crypt has been the chosen charity.

Pictured are (left) David Piling, head chef at the Crypt, and Har-vey Nichols chef, Darren Percival (second from left), who is also ordained as a dea-con in the Church of England. The Crypt’s Fundrais-

ing and PR Director, Martin Patterson, said, “Harvey Nichols have been supporters of ours for many years and it is great that they can work in partnership with our own team in this way.”

The Chaplaincy team that works across the Leeds Teach-ing Hospitals Trust has been strengthened with a new full-time Anglican chaplain.

Revd Ade Lawal has joined the team having previously been Vicar of the Venerable Bede church in Leeds.

Ade replaces the Revd Ikuko Williams in the role, strength-ening the ten-strong chap-laincy team including those who are part-time or of other denominations and faiths.

Pictured are the Anglican members of the Chaplaincy team – with new hospital chaplain Ade Lawal (second right) are Revd Adam Clayton, Revd Chris Swift and Bishop John.

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Don’t forget Christian Aid

Bishop James writesMake them wait

Christian Aid Week runs from May 12-18 and the theme is ‘Bite back at hunger’. Today around 870 million people are desperate for food. The Christian Aid Week campaign aims to help communities to not only survive but to thrive, with enough food to eat not just today but tomorrow. More information on how you can help support Christian Aid, with stories from Bolivia and Zimbabwe can be found at www.christianaid.org.uk

The Prime Minister’s speech on immigration came at the end of March, but it is an on-going political issue, highlighted in the apparent popularity of UKIP. The PM suggested that migrants should have to wait before being eligible for benefits like social housing.

My first reaction was to think that sounded quite reason-able, not least in view of the anticipated arrival of numbers of migrants from Romania and Bulgaria at the end of the year. But on the morning of the speech, an interview on the Today Programme with the Head of National Statistics re-vealed that most migrants get jobs (often the ones UK work-ers don’t want), earn money, pay taxes and contribute to the economy; some build busi-nesses and create jobs. Most are young and healthy and so don’t need to make use of the NHS.

On the same day, the London Evening Standard indicated that the Local Government Association had said that if migrants were refused social housing, some might have to be treated as homeless, which was more expensive. The Standard also referred to incompetence at the UK Bor-der Agency which means that we do not actually know how

many people are here from abroad. As a result the debate about benefits “seems beside the point.”

One thing all this seems to suggest is that judgements need to be made on reliable facts rather than on impres-sions, still less on prejudices or political expediency. The facts seem to suggest that on the whole we benefit from im-migrants and always have. No doubt many families are also kept out of poverty because of the money they send home.

Surely, it has to be incum-bent upon us to make every effort to be informed about the facts of matters which affect so much human life and well-being, as well as being informed by qualities such as hospitality, compassion and mercy.

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THE BIG NIGHT OUT

The BIG NIGHT OUT has just got bigger, celebrating its 4th anniversary on Saturday 11th May 2013 with over six hours of fun and thrills for young people aged 11-16 at Light Water Val-ley theme park near Ripon. Young Christians can

confidently invite non-church friends to enjoy five hours on the rides followed by an hour and a half of entertainment from contemporary Christian musicians.

This year, Christian DJ Galactus Jack and the band Twelve24 will provide the music, and the even-ing includes a low-key Gospel presentation which youth leaders and Christian friends can follow up with any young people who are interested.

Graham Richards of the Diocesan Children and Young Peoples Development Team explained why Big Night Out has become so popular. “BIG NIGHT OUT has something for everyone. Some leaders take the opportunity to be very enterprising

The BIG NIGHT OUT celebrates its fourth anniversary on Saturday May 11th. The Christian youth event at Light Water Valley theme park near Ripon has quickly grown to become the biggest event of its kind in the North of England, attracting 2000 young people and their leaders from across the region.Together found out more

as one group last year held a thrilling ‘Extreme Bible study’ whilst riding ‘The Ultimate’, a giant rollercoaster. Others enjoy the leader’s hospital-ity area with its free refreshments and exhibition of resources from local & national Christian organisations.

“Partnership is the key to the success of BIG NIGHT OUT. By working together, the Anglican dioceses (Ripon and Leeds, Bradford, York and Wakefield); Urban Saints; Scripture Union; the Boys and Girls Brigades’ are able to offer an event no organisation could so successfully put on alone. The beauty of BIG NIGHT OUT is it offers young people from the biggest churches with lots of teenagers to the smallest village par-ish with just one or two, the opportunity to come along and experience what being Church is like on a mega scale.”

Advance tickets cost £13 ordered before 1st May and £16 on the day. Booking details and further information can be found at: www.thebignight-out.org.uk

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Worship Well

Treasures revealed in Leeds

A Rwandan bishop who was raised as a cattle herder and went on to become an evange-list and peacemaker is to visit the diocese this month. As

part of a national tour, Bishop Nathan Amooti will be visiting local schools in Harrogate and holding an open evening at St Peter’s Church, 7.30pm on May 16th with the title ‘Beauty from Ashes’. Bishop Amooti was appointed Bishop of Cyangugu in 2012. During the day he will visit two local schools and also Betty’s and Taylor’s headquar-ters at Starbeck near Harrogate which has Rwandan con-nections. The visit has been organised with the support of the Diocesan Global Horizons Group. More from Revd Tim Hurren (01423) 541696

Worship Well is the title of a morning of workshops next month on the subject of worship. Taking place at St Aidan’s School, Harrogate on Saturday 15th June, it has been organised by Adrian Alker, Director of Mission and Andrew Tawn, Director of Clergy Development.

Participants are invited to choose four of the 45 minute workshops on offer. Topics include different ways of us-ing hymns, a silent Eucharist, worship through drama, lay-led liturgy, what makes for a God-filled experience of worship, baptism services, multi-sensory worship and

fun, faith and fellowship for all ages, led by members of St. Mary’s Richmond.

Individuals or church groups are welcome to book in, and the morning is free. It runs from 9.15 am and booking is via gail.matthewman@riponleeds-diocese.org.uk

Treasures Revealed is now in its eighth year and for 2013 even more places of worship will open to visitors for the nine day festival from May 4th – 12th.

Treasures Revealed in Leeds grew out of an initiative from the Churches Regional Com-mission for Yorkshire and Humberside (CRC) and aims to inspire and attract residents and visitors to experience and celebrate West Yorkshire’s vibrant faith heritage.

The festival is funded by a combination of grant aid and contributions from the places of worship that take part and is run on a voluntary basis by a small committee.

Leeds has a tradition of warmly welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds, and churches, Quaker meeting houses, mosques, synagogues, Hindu temples and Sikh gurdwaras are all respected in the city.

A full brochure is now avail-able in tourist information centres and in Leeds libraries. Find out more online at www.treasuresrevealed.co.uk/discover-explore/leeds/

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Leading Intercessions –Training morning at Holy Trinity Church, Kirby Road, Ripon HG4 2EY - 10am- 12.30am. Also May 7 St Mary’s, Church Lane, Garforth, Leeds LS25 1NB 7pm – 9.30pm (0113) 200 0558

Welfare reform workshops - up-to-date information on the changes. Diane Gill Leeds City Council. 10am-12.30pm or 7pm-9.30pm Oxford Place Methodist Centre, Oxford Place, Leeds, LS1 3AX Booking: jennyjones@fastmail.fm

St. Chad’s Jazz Concert, with Art Themen & Friends 8.00pm, St Chad’s Church, Otley Road, Far Headingley. 7.30pm, £10 Adults £8 Concessions, Children free. Tickets: St Chad’s Parish Centre

Treasures Revealed in Leeds. Nine day fes-tival of open churches and places of worship. www.treasuresrevealed.co.uk/discover-explore/leeds/

Concord Walk of Friendship in Shadwell, Leeds. Starting at UHC Synagogue on Shad-well Lane, then onto the Baal-Ul-Ilm Muslim Community Centre, 2pm -4.30pm

CREATE - Christian Skills Workshop event by young people, for young people aged 11-15. 3pm – 6pm St Richard’s Church, Kentmere Avenue, Seacroft, LS14 1BX £3.50, book with Judith Shalkowski,07759 470 199, judith.shalkowski@gmail.com

Brass Band concert – and Pie and Pea supper - as part of the St Paul’s Shadwell ‘Mayfest’. Tickets on (0113) 265 7282

Ripon Cathedral Beer Festival –in the Cathe-dral Grounds. 11.30am-5pm, food, live music, award winning beers – Adults £3

Organ Concerts, at St Bartholomew Armley, Robert Sharpe of York Minster, 11am Admis-sion £7 www.armley-schulze.co.uk

Practical Guide for Pastoral Caring. Cost £5 per person, maximum of £15 per parish - 10.30am to 3.30pm—Chapter House, Pannal

The John Betjeman You Never Knew, with Lance Pierson - WYSOCS event, at Outwood House, Horsforth. Friday evening and Saturday morning. Information: (0113) 258 1569

Growing Smaller Churches, 9.30am-12.30pm, Hollin House, Leeds. To book via chloe.drummond@riponleeds-diocese.org.uk or (0113) 269 0594

Beauty from Ashes. Bishop Nathan Amooti of Ruanda (see page 6). St Peter’s Harrogate, 7.30pm More info on (01480) 469848

21st Century Theology – St George’s School of Theology. Bishop James Bell will speak on ‘Discipleship in Society Today’. 9.30am -1pm, St George’s Church Centre Great George Street Leeds, LS1 3BR

Reading and speaking in church, Collingham church 7.30pm, £5 (0113) 200 0558

Pastoral Care - Practical Guide for Pastoral Caring. Cost £5 per person, maximum of £15 per parish - 10.30am to 3.30pm - Allerton Bywater (0113) 200 0558

Organ Concert, at St Bartholomew Armley, Christopher Newton , 11am Admission £7 www.armley-schulze.co.uk

Word on tap – poetry afternoon at All Hallows church, Hyde Park, LS6 1NP with poet Mat-thew Stoppard. 3pm – 5pm, free

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Moves and Appointments

Churches at the forefront with food banks

David Brighton Editor(0113) 2000540, email:Together @riponleeds-diocese.org.uk

John Carter Managing Editor(01423) 530369, email: jhgcarter@aol.com

Cost and delivery enquiries:Julie Milbourne, Ripon & Leeds Diocesan Office, (0113) 2000540

Currently there are four food banks developing across the city of Leeds: North, South, East and West, each at different stages of development. There are also two in Harrogate: the one at St. Peter’s Church is up and running and the other hopes to begin this month. Richmond’s food bank should also be opening shortly.

How can we help?

Donations by church groups and the public enable food banks to provide three days of emergency food to local people in crisis. Working with local care professionals to identify those in need, they are able to provide short term relief and support as well as signposting people to organisations able to help solve the longer term problem. For a ‘shopping list’ of suggested non-perishable

foods you can visit the Trussel Trust website at www.trus-selltrust.org

Kathryn Fitzsimons, the Diocesan Urban Officer, says: “There are a number of ways in which we can help.” She suggests that church members can provide food to the food bank in their area. The Leeds West Food bank is open and ready to receive food. The other food banks will need these supplies in due course so watch out for food banks opening in your area. Secondly, readers can encourage their local church to participate in the food bank scheme. Not every church will have a food bank, but every

church can see if people wish to volunteer or give financial support. Thirdly, pray - pray for each local food bank to get up and running quickly and effectively, for the right teams

of people to run and oversee local food banks and for good relationships with local front-line workers.

Finally food banks will be looking for trustees. They can help to monitor and develop the way in which food banks operate.

Revd Matthew Peat, Team Rec-tor of the North Barrow Team Ministry (Carlisle); to be Priest in Charge of St Mary, Whitkirk and Team Rector Designate of a team comprising Whitkirk, Halton, Os-mondthorpe and Richmond Hill.

Revd Paul Payton, Priest in Charge of Leeds, The Epiphany, Gipton; to be Team Rector of the united benefice of All Souls and St Aidan’s, Leeds.

Revd Darryl Hall, Assistant Curate in the Knaresborough Team Ministry; to be Vicar of the United Parish of Upper Nidderdale.

Revd Brendan Giblin, Priest in Charge of Wetherby; to be also Area Dean of Harrogate.

Revd William John (Bill) Hulse of Leyburn; has been given Per-mission to Officiate.

Revd Stephen Michael Kaye,

Assistant Priest, Washburn Valley and Mid-Wharfe United Benefice (Bradford); to be House for Duty Priest, St Stephen’s, Kirkstall, Ab-beylands Team Ministry.

With increasing numbers of people beginning to rely on food banks to feed themselves and their families, churches are stepping in to help. Together found out more.