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SUMMARY:Evening of Conversation and Prayer - an opportunity to get togethe
 r to discuss the future and pray.
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DESCRIPTION:Dear friends in Christ\n\nIn an age when the role of the local
  Church of England Vicar is changing significantly (see The Times: Spreadi
 ng the gospel thinly: vicars oversee up to 10 churches.\nhttps://www.theti
 mes.co.uk/article/4d6cf9e1-2e47-4346-8a58-e7420b97c839) it is for today’
 s congregant members of the Church of England to address difficult questio
 ns regarding church structures and finance. Under the guidance of the Holy
  Spirit it is our responsibility to apply ourselves to our common life tog
 ether so that we can support local Church of England churches in our commu
 nities that are both growing and sustainable into the future. The Serenity
  Prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) in 1933 in response the 
 challenge of his age is most appropriate as we do so:\nGod\, grant me the 
 serenity to accept the things I cannot change\, the courage to change the 
 things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.\n\nThe way that we our
  doing so in the Diocese of Liverpool is by developing Larger Single Paris
 hes\, known as LSPs. Here in the Deanery of Winwick we are now in the 'act
 ing as if' phase working with 11 parishes of our deanery to form what will
  be known as the Parish of Christ the Good Shepherd. The date we are worki
 ng to when we will become the new LSP is 1 January 2028.\n\nThere are many
  questions about this vision. What will it mean for each church? What diff
 erences will we see locally? How will church finances work? Will we still 
 elect people to represent us on the PCC? And many more besides. \n\nAs we 
 work together I invite you to come along to any of three 'Conversation and
  Prayer' evenings this autumn to chat to me about your questions and to pr
 ay with me for our parishes\, communities and the LSP. I will also share a
  little bit about my vision for the new LSP. \n\nPlease do come along. We 
 have an opportunity to shape the way in which our parishes are governed an
 d supported going forward in a way that\, please God\, creates space for m
 ore church growth as we seek to share the good news of God's love for us i
 n Christ\, who came that we might have life in all its fullness (John 10.1
 0).\n\nRevd Martin Cox\nTeam Rector Designate\nThe Parish of Christ the Go
 od Shepherd
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