St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine - September 2018

chance to mutually explore and encourage, to be challenged and to
think about next steps. Contact Dan for more information.
from the diocese of bristol
If you are thinking about making a deeper commitment to God, you may
like to think about confirmation. If you’ve been confirmed a long time
ago, you may like to attend the course as a refresher, to revisit the commitment
you made and reflect again on your faith journey. Confirmation
is on offer to adults and young people in school year 6 and above. We
are hosting the deanery confirmation service in November so it’s a lovely
opportunity to be confirmed in our own church. Reflections from some
recent candidates and more details can be found on pages 10–11. Preparation
for adults will be fortnightly on Wednesday evenings 8-9.30pm in
the Vicarage, starting 3rd October, and for young people it will be weekly
on a Sunday afternoon at 4pm in the Undercroft, starting on 14th October
with a break for half-term.
You may be wanting to take on a new role in the life of the church and
are looking for the right opportunity — please do speak to me or Dan if
that’s the case as we’d love to have a chat and find out what’s the right
job for you — there are always plenty of things to get involved in and
teams that will welcome new members.
Whether this September is a time of change and new starts, or a gentle
continuation of the summer, I hope it’s a time of blessing and growth.
Revd Kat Campion-Spall
Associate Vicar
faith pictures course basics:
thursdays 7.30–9.00pm at the vicarage, 10 redcliffe
parade west bs1 6sp, from september 2018–july 2019
semester i — sep 13 freshers ’ week / oct 11 opening the
conversation / nov 8 the power of the ordinary / dec 13
film night // semester ii — jan 10 travellers ’ tales / feb 14
talking pictures / may 9 companions on the journey / jun 13
hidden opportunities / jul 11 graduation — find new
ways to talk about your faith in this fun and inspiring no-exams course
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NEWS AND EVENTS—
RECAPPING PLANS: ST NICHOLAS, A RESOURCING CHURCH
ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, which lies on the corner of Baldwin Street and
High Street, will open its doors to a new congregation in autumn of
2018. As a Resourcing church, its focus will be to serve the wider city, by
reaching out to people currently unconnected to the Church and by assisting
future church plants. With 60 per cent of people in the city centre aged
between 15 and 29, the new church’s particular focus will be on younger
generations. The team at St Nicholas will be led by Revd Toby Flint, who is
currently the Lead Pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton in London.
As well as focusing on exploring the three priorities laid out by the Diocese
of Bristol in its vision — making disciples, growing leaders and engaging
younger generations — St Nicholas will also partner with other churches
and organisations as it gets involved in social action, including looking at
ways to tackle homelessness, food poverty and youth unemployment.
St Nicholas closed as a church following bomb damage during the Second
World War. It was leased to Bristol City Council and was rebuilt as a
museum telling the story of Bristol and making reference to the church
setting. A central feature of the church is a large altar triptych by William
Hogarth originally commissioned for St Mary Redcliffe and subsequently
bequeathed to the city.
Since the museum closed, the Council has used the space for firstly the
Tourist Information Centre and latterly for offices. An agreement has been
reached to continue to house the painting in the church when it reopens,
with allocated days, when it will be made available for the public to see.
This article is taken from the Diocesan website;
for the complete version visit
https://www.bristol.anglican.org/bristol_resourcing_church/