St Mary Redcliffe Church Parish Magazine July/August 2019

At church...
INSTALLATION AS AN HONORARY CANON
The Bishop of Bristol
has invited me to be an
Honorary Canon of Bristol
Cathedral and I have gladly accepted
her invitation. This position is, as
it says, honorary, but is one of the
only ways that a diocese can offer
a form of recognition to clergy and
lay people for their contribution
to the mission of God within the
diocese. At a personal level it is
a real delight to be offered this
title and I am “tickled pink”… when
you see the colour of the dressing
up clothes, you’ll get the reference!
However, I sense something working
at a deeper level, something at a
structural level, as well.
For those who have been part of
SMR for over a decade you will
know that the relationship between
the church and the diocese has not
always been as straightforward as
it might have been; indeed, some
would even venture to suggest
that there was a sense of suspicion
and mistrust. I am confident that
those days are behind us and see
this invitation as a sign and seal of
a new and positive, creative and
collaborative relationship between
the diocese and SMR.
Bishop Viv is fully engaged and
fully supportive of our mission to a
wide range of people and our plans
for new facilities to generate funds
so that we can serve our parish even
better than we do at the moment.
It is a pleasure to work alongside
her, and under her authority, and
I look forward to developing our
working relationship as an Honorary
Canon of Bristol Cathedral.
The installation will take place at
Choral Evensong at 5:15pm on
Tuesday 30th July and all are
welcome to attend. [see the Diary]
RUSH
SUNDAY
2019
— Revd Dan Tyndall; Vicar
OPPOSITE — Rush Sunday snaps: a handful of our congregation members and Welcomers;
with Bishop Viv, the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Dan & Kat and Churchwardens Elizabeth (centre,
bottom row) & Richard (next to Dan) — Photos: Ed.
RUSH SUNDAY FLOWERS — at the time of going to print the magazine has no photos of the
flower arrangements created for this year’s service by Mildred Ford and her team. How about
a magazine ‘floral special’ in 2020 both to mark Pentecost and the 75th anniversary of VE Day
and to celebrate the creativity of our flower arrangers past and present...?
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