Page contents:- Service times, Local Ministry teams, other sites. Service times are subject to change, check with the 5th Sunday links, Village Newsletter or notice boards. Take a look at the web sites for A Church Near You, Hereford.Anglican.org, Herefordshire Churches Tourism Group (Cradley) and Churches Tourism Association, Mother's Union, Inclusive Church, WWJDN UK Living the Gospel pilgrimages, Prayer for the day from ShineOnLine.net and for information on regular giving look at the Benefactors Appeal Leaflet.
| Cradley | Mathon | Storridge | Chapel | |
| St James the Great | St John the Baptist | St John the Evangelist | Cradley Chapel | |
| Said Evensong 6.30pm | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |
| Wednesdays | 10am Communion CWM | |||
| 1st Sunday | 8:30am Communion BCP
11am Family Service |
9:30am Communion BCP | 9:30am Mattins | 11:00am |
| 2nd Sunday | 11am Parish Communion 10.45am Sunday School |
9:30am Mattins | 8:30am Communion BCP | 11:00am |
| 3rd Sunday | 11am Family Communion | 9:30am Mattins | 9:30am Communion BCP | 11:00am |
| 4th Sunday | 11am Parish Communion | 8:30am Communion BCP | 9:30am Mattins | 11:00am |
| 5th Sunday see Newsletter and Events diary |
Cradley.org.uk | Mathon.org.uk | HerefordAnglican | 11:00am |
| Churchwardens | Bill Buxton John Rowe |
Nick Walker June Cutler |
Michael Allfrey Jen Dunford |
(Terry Hackling) |
On Sunday 25th March 2007 the Rt Rev'd Anthony Priddis, Bishop of Hereford, commissioned the Local Ministry Development Group of these three parishes. The Benefice Profile and original 1.5Mbyte PDF may soon be archived.
What is Local Ministry?
It is the growth of ministry and mission amongst the people of a focal church or group of churches. Some people call it 'all member ministry', as opposed to ministry meaning ordination or becoming a Lay Reader
Why should we bother with Local Ministry?
Because for many years as Bishop Michael Hooper puts it 'the clergy have disabled the laity'. Clergy have been active, laity passive. We have forgotten the priesthood of all believers. Local Ministry is about bringing the whole church alive, and responding to the needs of people in our local communities.
Why is all this happening new?
There is an urgency because of the continuing drop in numbers of paid clergy. Local churches need to develop their own ministries and need to be doing it now.
How does a church develop Local Ministry?
The Diocese offers a lot of support to parishes who want to develop local ministry. The Diocesan strategy is to create Local Ministry Teams In groups of parishes.
What is meant by a Local Ministry Team?
It involves up to 12 people, clergy and laity, who form a leadership group. Their role is an oversight of the parishes - a kind of umbrella group, The main task is to work at developing the Kingdom of God by listening to people, seeing possibilities, sharing decision making, and encouraging the ministry of the whole church.
What is the experience of people who have been members of Teams?
Here are some quotations from people who have been doing it for just two years.
How might it be in Mathon, Storridge and Cradley?
Sam Ashton. 13 October 2002
Scatter map of links to other sites
World Vision, as a Christian agency, arrange for sponsorship of third world children. The web master has sponsored a child in Chopoldandi, Bangladesh for several years, and is now sponsoring a child in Africa. If you wish to know the details please contact me. There are several other agencies that do this kind of thing, is there anyone else in the village helping?