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DEANERY CONFERENCE

Monday 9th June

7:30PM - Parish Rooms, St Peter's, Ruthin

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DEANERY PILGRIMAGE

On Sunday 15th June, we invite you to join us on the Deanery Summer Pilgrimage. We shall all make our way to St. Asaph Cathedral by 1pm. where we shall eat our sandwiches (hopefully on the lawn if the weather is fine)  Following a short time of prayer we will make our way along the A55 to the Island of Anglesey.  (If there are sufficient numbers there will be a coach, otherwise we shall take our own cars).

Our first call on the island will be  Beaumaris where we shall stop for about an hour and then we travel the short distance to Penmon where we shall visit the Priory Church, and the holy well. There will be a time of worship in the Priory Church.  There will be time to go to Penmon Point, a most peaceful place with spectacular views of the mountains of Snowdonia and the coast. The only sounds are the sea, the seabirds and the bell of the lighthouse.

If you would like to go, please notify any of the deanery clergy or send e-mail to jbd@dyffrynclwyd.org.uk

Deanery Workshops

The Deanery Conference is recommending all parishes to encourage people to take part in the Deanery Workshops to be run by a diocesan team.  These cover a variety of subjects and will be invaluable to the development of parishes.  The first session will be held on Wednesday June 6th at 7 pm. at St. Peter's Parish Rooms, Ruthin. There will be a course on two of the subjects listed below. If you are interested in attending a course, please contact the Rev. Huw Butler to indicate which subject is of the most interest to you.  The two most asked for subjects will be chosen.  For more details see the information on the Diocesan Web Site.  Further information on the Deanery course will be posted here later.

Short Course 1
Personal Spiritual Development
A. Introduction
Why have a Rule of Life for laity
Finding help with prayer
B. The Rule of Life Pack
How to use the pack. Personal daily prayer
Finding time for prayer
C. Follow up
Reviewing the rule. Prayer Groups/Circles
Spiritual Direction.		 Short Course 2
Parish Review – Activ8
A. Parish Questionnaire
Finding what people want
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
B. Parish Review
What did people want?
Can you respond? How to respond
C. Managing change
Ideas and advice
Sharing an example of change		 Short Course 3
Worship Support
A. Reading and Intercessions
Understand the lectionary
Practical help
B. Lay people leading worship
Understand the liturgy
Practical advice
C. Keep on Training
Is this for you?
How you could train further
Short Course 4
Pastoral Work
A. Pastoral Work
Identifying the gift
Identifying the needs
B. A model for Pastoral Work
Building a pastoral team
Bring in the need: take out the help
C. Keep on Training
Is this for you?
How you could train further 		Short Course 5
Church Growth
A. Getting the outreach right
Evangelism courses
Evangelism in your community
B. Making Contact
Know your community
Lost for Words
C. Practical issues
Introduction to leadership
Advertising. Time & place 		Short Course 6
Creative Worship
A. Choose the Right Music
The right music for the right occasion
Using limited resources
B. Making Worship Work
Being more visual, experiential, engaging
Using symbolic action.
C. The Power of Storytelling
Stories and parables. Poetry and drama
Using a greater variety of media
Short Course 7
Children and Church
A. Schools
Helping your church with schools
Building relations
B. Bring in the children
Children’s services: Junior Church
Godly Play
C. Kids Club
The new Sunday School
Some ideas for older children 		Short Course 8
Becoming a Welcoming Church
A. Welcome Space
Becoming a welcoming church
Sacred spaces
B. Tourism
Attracting visitors
Being visitor friendly
C. Welcome in words
Improving your handouts
Communication - writing better newsletters 		Short Course 9
Social Outreach
A. Taking the Church out
Developing links/lunch club
Finding the issues
B. World Church as outreach
Getting people interested
Resources from World Church
C. Social problems
Drugs and alcohol
CAIS speaker
Short Course 10
Baptism
A. Preparation
Helping to prepare godparents and congregation for Baptism
B. The new 2005 service
Background
New useful ideas
C. What next
Successful follow up.
Sharing of good practice 		Short Course 11
World Mission
A. Becoming ‘World aware’
How world issues and resources can inform and enhance our worship
B. World Development
Getting your church involved in places, issues and campaigns
C. Whose Gospel is it?
Challenge & opportunities in mission, both ‘here’ and ‘there’ 		Short Course 12
Alpha
A. What is Alpha?
A process evangelism course
Know your target group
B. A Sample Alpha evening
20-minute video – Alpha Light
Alpha testimonies
C. Getting started
How Alpha might work in your locality
Short Course 13
Vocation
A. Is it I, Lord?
Vocation to the pew
Discipleship and discernment
B. Here I am, Lord
Wardens, Secretaries, Treasurers, Bell Ringers, Social Committees, etc.
C. Whom shall I send?
Worship Leader, Pastoral Assistant, Lay Reader, Evangelist, Deacon, Ordination 		Short Course 14
Issues of Inclusion
A. Disability awareness
How inclusive is your church?
How to find out
B. Focus on a disability
Listening to the experiences of disabled people
C. Thinking visually
Exploring the world of worship through sign language 		Short Course 15
Your Request
We shall do our best to respond to your special request for a course on a topic of your choice

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