New Ways of Being Church
As Fr Brandie explained in March, the College of Regional Deans has set up a series of working parties, charged with the task of examining how we should be church – both at the present time and in the future, when women are appointed to the Episcopate and an ecclesial solution has been found for those of us who will in conscience be able to receive their ministry.
There are twelve working parties, grouped together under four main subject headings. Each of these four groups is under the oversight of a Regional Dean, and each working party has a chairman / convenor.
Forward in Faith members who wish to offer any ideas or submissions on any of the areas covered may do so direct to the person leading the working party, or to the Dean overseeing it, or to the Forward in Faith office at 2A the Cloisters, Gordon Square, London WC1H OAG or by email to
Delegate Conference
Last month, we gave news of the planned Delegate Conference to take place in London on 16 May. Invitations went out before Easter to Clerical and Lay Chairmen of FiF Area Assemblies, the College of Regional Deans and the FiF Council. Please hold these delegates in your prayers as they gather together later this month to discuss the future of Forward in Faith.
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The Working Parties
FORMATION
Fr Tony Delves
ajd@delwood.plus.com
Lay Formation Formation for Holy Orders Forming Vocations
Fr Andrew Hawes Fr William Davage The Revd Ann Turner
athawes@tiscali.co.uk
william. davage@stx. ox. ac.uk
ann.turner@bradford.anglican.org
ORGANISATION
Fr Sam Philpott
FrPhilpott@aol.com
Governance
Clustering
Finance
Bishop Edwin Barnes Fr Simon Ellis Mr Cyril Wood
BishEdwin@aol.com ellis.family@ukgateway.net cc. wo o d@btopenworld. com
NURTURE
Fr Geoffrey Neal
gmneal@btinternet.com
Schools Youth Work Children’s Work
Fr Daniel Humphreys
Fr Mike Bartlett
Fr Christopher Kinch
drhumphreys@lineone.net frbartstpetercc@aol.com Christopher kinch@b tint ernet. com
OUTREACH
Fr Ross Northing
r.northing@btinternet.com
Evangelisation & Mission
Chaplaincies
Ecumenism
Fr Philip North Fr Simon Heans Fr Giles Pinnock
p.north@olw-shrine.org.uk simon.heans@ntlworld.com gilespinnock@btinternet.com
The FiF College of Deans
Anglia Regional Dean
Fr Alan Cross SSC:
02085044687
Chichester Regional Dean
Fr Beau Brandie SSC:
01273 604687 beaumont.brandie@btinternet.com
Derby Regional Dean
Fr William Butt:
01246472270
East Wessex Regional Dean
Fr Barry Fry SSC:
0238022 3107
barryfry@onetell.com
Kent Regional Dean
Fr David Herbert SSC:
02084673809
fatherdavidherbert@btinternet.com
Lichfield Regional Dean
Fr Allan Buik SSC:
01782 838288
allanbuik@ntlworld.com
London Regional Dean
Fr Malcolm Gray SSC:
02083602947
frcmg.wh@btopenworld.com
Mercia Regional Dean
Fr Ronald Crane SSC:
01213738348
fathercrane@btinternet.corr
Northern Yorkshire Regional Dean
Fr Gareth Jones:
01765 601745
garjones1549@yahoo.co.uk
Northumbria Regional Dean
Fr Beresford Skelton ssc:
0191565 6318
FrSkelSMM@aol.com
Norwich Regional Dean
Fr Peter Keeling SSC:
01328820310
North Wales Regional Dean
Fr Robert Rowland SSC:
01745 570750
Oxford Regional Dean
Fr Ross Northing SSC:
01908562148
r.northing@btinternet.com
Scotland Regional Dean
Fr Len Black SSC:
01463 233797
fr.len@angelforce.co.uk
South Wales Regional Dean
Fr Hadyn England-Simon SSC:
01443 433651
South Yorkshire & Notts Regional Dean
Fr Tony Delves SSC:
01709898426
Southwark Regional Dean
Fr Andrew Stevens SSC: 02088540461 frandrew@dircon.co.uk
Tamar Regional Dean
Fr Sam Philpott SSC: 01752 222007 FrPhilpott@aol.com
The Marches Regional Dean
Fr John Pitchford SSC: 01684575893 RevJPitchford@woodlands45.freeserve.co.uk
The North West Regional Dean
FrAlanCooke:
01616242005
The Ouse Regional Dean
Fr Geoffrey Neal: 01234720938 gmneal@btinternet.com
Trent Regional Dean
Fr Reginald Stretton:
01509412935 rstretton@leicester.anglican.org
Sub Dean Fr Paul Noble SSC:
01205 362734
frpnoble@skirbeckrectory.freeserve.co.uk
West Wales Regional Dean
Fr Philip WynDavies SSC:
01974299010
West Wessex Regional Dean
Fr Peter Clarke SSC:
01935 850408
peter2117@lycos.com