Welcome to Enews+ for August 1
The latest resources, important information and more.
This is for all clergy, Churchwardens, Treasurers and PCC Secretaries, and is your chance to find out what is going on….

In This Edition
New from Church House

Church Revitalisation
  • “Greenhouse” gatherings

2022 Electoral Roll returns due

Church Buildings and and Pastoral Reorganisation Team
  • Faculty jurisdiction rules

Lay Training Team
  • Lay training courses

Environment Team
  • Launching Saving Creation Lay Training pathway
  • Saving Creation: Six Steps to Carbon Net Zero webinars
  • Clergy Property Carbon Net Zero Working Group
  • Listen to the voice of Creation: Creationtide theme 2022

Stewardship and Income Generation Team
  • Income Generation in the the Church of England
  • Digital Giving Project application deadline is Thursday, August 11
  • Get involved with Generosity Week 2022!
  • Launch the Parish Giving Scheme this Generosity Week

Safeguarding Team
  • Training for Parish Safeguarding Officers

Key Dates for 2022
Resources
Vacancies
Other Useful Links and Information
New from Church House
“Greenhouse” gatherings
You are not alone as you plant or strengthen and grow new congregations and fresh expressions in Ripon Area. ‘Greenhouse’ starts this Autumn and you can join! 

Two gatherings per year with a friendly cohort of like-minded teams, Greenhouse will take you through the process from your first ideas and prayers to mid-season hurdles to reproducing further groups!

Contact karin.shaw@leeds.anglican.org or on 01423 50087 for information and a team application form asap.
2022 Electoral Roll returns due
Please return 2022 electoral roll certificates as soon as possible to elections@leeds.anglican.org or by post to: Secretary to the Diocesan Synod, Church House, 17-19 York Place, Leeds LS1 2EX. 
 
2022 electoral roll certificates to complete can be downloaded here.
Faculty jurisdiction rules
As a part of the Church of England's commitment to reach Carbon Net Zero by 2030, the faculty jurisdiction rules have been amended to help churches meet their carbon reduction targets. The new rules, which took effect from Friday, July 1, 2022, require churches to have due regard to the Church Buildings Council's advice on Carbon Net Zero. To prepare parishes for these changes, the Diocese has produced a summary document of the rule amendments for the benefit of churchwardens and PCCs. This document can be downloaded here.
Lay training courses
Onsite Course – Huddersfield EA – starts Saturday, September 17

Onsite Course – St George’s, Barnsley – Monday September 19, 7pm

Online Course – starts Tuesday, September 27
Launching Saving Creation Lay Training pathway
The Diocese of Leeds is providing a new programme of environmental discipleship, enabling and mission training across three levels. This envisages three categories of engagement: Eco Discipleship for All (Saving Creation Bronze); Parish Environment Officer (Saving Creation Silver); and the pilot role of Eco Missioner (Saving Creation Gold). Training may be undertaken without it necessarily leading to one of the formal categories of engagement. 

Who in your parish could benefit from this training? Saving Creation Bronze is available online now here. The Silver and Gold courses will be starting in September. Details can be found here.
Wednesday September 14, 5pm

Following the publication of the Saving Creation: Six Steps to Carbon Net Zero Church Toolkit, this webinar is designed to help you get started on the journey to becoming a carbon net zero church. Watch the short Saving Creation video here. Webinar details and registration here.
Clergy Housing Carbon Net Zero Working Group
Concerned about Clergy Property Energy Use and Carbon Emissions? Join the Clergy Property Carbon Net Zero Working Group. If you have any comments, suggestions or are interested in joining the group please contact jemima.parker@leeds.anglican.org .
Listen to the voice of Creation: Creationtide theme 2022
A suite of resources have been created for this year’s Creationtide or Season of Creation as it is sometimes known. Many voices are muted in public discourse around climate change and the ethics of Earth-keeping. A C of E webinar series and other materials explore this theme. Read more here.
Income Generation in the the Church of England
The National Giving Team are undertaking some research into income generation activities within the Church of England.

Please fill in this short survey to help them understand the challenges and opportunities that income generation creates in your church environment.

Click this link to begin.

Deadline for responses: Wednesday, August 31
Digital Giving Project application deadline is Thursday, August 11
Stewardship officer Janet reminds us that time is running out to apply for a contactless giving device for your church. Watch her video here.
 
Digital giving is being expanded across the diocese this summer, thanks to new free contactless giving devices being made available to parishes. 70 contactless devices will be given to churches all across the diocese, as part of a nation-wide roll out supported by the Church of England’s National Giving Team. Find out more here. 
Get involved with Generosity Week 2022!
Generosity Week this year starts on Sunday, September 25, 2022. We invite you to explore God's generosity through eight days of service and worship materials, as well as stories from our churches of God's generosity in action. A whole suite of ready-made resources are available for you to download here. Watch the Generosity Week trailer here and view a recorded webinar from the National Giving Team on "How to Run Generosity Week" here.
Launch the Parish Giving Scheme this Generosity Week
PGS Zoom Clinic – Monday, August 22 - 1pm

Join Stewardship officer Janet on to find out why Generosity Week is a great time to launch the Parish Giving Scheme to your congregation or "relaunch" it if it has been a while since you've introduced the scheme.

The PGS Zoom clinics are informal meetings for everyone to join whether you are already registered for the PGS or still considering. Come along and have your PGS questions answered! Register for the Zoom Clinic here.
Training for Parish Safeguarding Officers
The Clewer Initiative are running free 1.5 hour online awareness raising sessions on modern slavery and safeguarding for Parish Safeguarding Officers. These will be delivered by Becca Faal and Helen Styles (safeguarding consultants for TCI). 

This workshop will build on any previous experience you have of safeguarding and modern slavery. It will help you to get some answers to the following questions.
  • What is modern slavery?
  • How do you recognise, respond, record and refer concerns about modern slavery and exploitation?
  • What do I need to know about safeguarding when working with potential victims?
  • Where can I get further information and training from?

Please book onto one of the dates using the link below. We will send you the zoom link once you have registered:
Key Dates for 2022
  • Lambeth Conference: Wednesday, July 27 - Monday, August 8 
  • Creationtide: Thursday, September 1 - Tuesday, October, 4
  • Diocese of Leeds Generosity Week: Sunday, September 25 - Sunday, October 2
  • Start of Advent: Sunday, November 27
Resources
The Diocese of Leeds has launched its resources to help churches reach carbon net zero by 2030, 'Saving Creation: Strategic Action to Combat Climate Change'. These include a video, toolkit, and case studies, with more to come. Read more here.
The war in Ukraine has triggered the largest war-related migration of people since the Balkan War of the 1990s. We have a website section that contains information for parishes and individuals seeking to respond, from both the Diocese of Leeds and Church of England. Read more here.
The latest edition of the Prayer Diary is now online to download.There are fresh prayers for Sudan as well as prayers for Tanzania. Download prayers here.
For information, resources and more, visit www.leeds.anglican.org
Vacancies
The Diocese is seeking to appoint a Lead Stewardship Officer, who will play a vital role in leading the work of the Resourcing Parishes team. The team is focused on embedding a culture of generosity across the diocese in response to the generosity and grace of God. You will need to be passionate about resourcing the mission and ministry in the Diocese of Leeds, keen to engage with people from all walks of life, creative and have a willingness to learn. Find out more here.
This is a full time post with the allocation split between the two roles, as described above, salary equivalent to full stipend plus house. The Team Vicar will have particular responsibility for the people of Swillington, as well as jointly caring for those in Allerton Bywater and Kippax alongside the Team Rector. As Disability Officer the successful candidate will work collaboratively to raise awareness and promote effective engagement on disability and inclusion issues within the diocese, and oversee and enable the implementation of the Diocesan Disability Strategy. Find out more here.
Other Useful Links & Information
For safeguarding issues, contact our advisers on:
safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org or call 0113 353 0257 
Carla Darbyshire - Safeguarding Team Leader
Jenny Leccardi - Safeguarding Adviser
Narinder Lyon - Safeguarding Adviser
Nikki Rose - Assistant Safeguarding Adviser
Moves and Appointments

Revd Michael Blackman has been granted Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Leeds

Revd Paul Crabb has been granted Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Leeds

Revd Stephen Rochell has been granted Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Leeds
The Who's Who directory lists clergy & diocesan staff (email addresses & phone numbers). Access it here 
Contact us with your news
Please contact the Communications Team with your news so we can share it with the wider diocese. Our regular Enews is published twice a month. Area news stories to enews@leeds.anglican.org  
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