Ludlow Deanery must surely be one of the most splendid in the Diocese
of Hereford if not in the Church of England as a whole, not only, because
of the beauty of the area but also because of our 42 places of worship.
Many of our churches are of great historical significance; many have been
places of prayer and worship for centuries; many are set in lovely surroundings and ALL are deeply valued by our congrega+ons and parishioners.
The last 20 years has been a +me of great change: all of our parishes now
form part of a group or a team; there have been changes in clergy; changes in liturgy; changes in services and not least changes in our wider culture that have resulted in decline in church a;endance. But some things
don't change and never will: the things we value and priori+se such as the
place of our churches in our communi+es, the respect and tolerance that
the Church of England is both praised and mocked for; the respect we
have for each other and one anothers' communi+es and above all of this
there is the love of God for each one of us, that remains steadfast, true
and everlas+ng.
Some of our Deanery parishes and par+cularly those in the Ludlow area,
have experienced difficult +mes of late with more change on the horizon
but now that the future looks clear and bright, it is +me for the whole
Deanery to celebrate our sense of iden+ty and unity.
There are many ways we can do this and this leaflet illustrates how.
Firstly from Advent Sunday (2016) un+l the Feast of Christ the King next
year (2017) there will be 7 Deanery-wide services. Most of these services
will take place on a Sunday and apart from the early morning services
that usually take place, the ones listed in this leaflet will be the ONLY
services that take place on their designated days. We strongly encourage
all of you to a;end these Deanery services and to support each other in
this way.
Secondly we also encourage you to visit each other's churches. Many of
us enjoy doing this and most of our Deanery churches are open during
the day so do please, go and find out about the life of our churches in
parishes other than your own. This is also an opportunity of course, for
parishioners to make the very most of an increase in visitor numbers to
your own churches and so it's a good +me to have plenty of literature
available telling visitors about the history of your church and the life of
your parish. You may also decide, to have items for sale or, to provide a
special place and opportunity to pray with perhaps candles to light or,
you may like to provide a hospitality table with refreshments or, you may
decide to do all of these things and more!
Thirdly, there will be a 'passport' available in all our churches in which
s+ckers can be placed that are collected from each church you visit. No
prizes for a full passport but we certainly want to hear from all of you
who manage to collect all 42 s+ckers!
Above all we hope that you will make the very most of this Year of Unity,
that you will enjoy visi+ng each other's churches and suppor+ng one
another.
Ludlow Deanery Chapter Clergy &
Lay Co-Chair
October 2016
The Year of Unity is funded by the Hereford Diocese Mission Fund
DEANERY SERVICES DURING
THE YEAR OF UNITY
Please come and join us in these Deanerywide services of Holy Communion
27 November 2016 Advent Sunday 10.30am
St Michael and All Angels Onibury
29 January 2017 10.30am
St Mary the Virgin Cleobury Mor+mer
30 April 2017 10.30am
St Mary Burford
15 June 2017 Corpus Chris+
St Laurence Ludlow (+me to be confirmed)
30 July 2017 10.30am
St Peter Diddlebury
29 October 2017 10.30am
St John Ludlow
26 November 2017 Christ the King from 6.30pm
St Paul Knowbury with Bishop Richard
Ludlow Deanery
Churches
1. St. Michael, St Michael's Tenbury
2. St Mary Magdalene, Li;le Hereford
3. St Mary Burford
4. St Mary Tenbury
5. Boraston Church
6. All Saints Richards Castle
7. St Andrew Ashford Bowdler
8. St Mary Magdalene, Ashford Carbonel
9. St James, Greete
10. St John the Bap+st, Nash
11. All Saints, Neen Sollars
12. St George, Milsom
13. St Peter, Coreley
14. The Knowle Mission Room
15. St John the Bap+st, Hope Bagot
16. St Mary, Whi;on
17. St Mary, Caynham
18. St Laurence, Ludlow
19. St John, Ludlow
20. St Giles, Ludford
21. St Paul, Knowbury
22. St Peter, Clee Hill
23. St John the Bap+st, Doddington
24. St Michael & All Angels, Hopton Wafers
25. St Mary the Virgin, Cleobury Mor+mer
26. St Mary, Neen Savage
27. St John the Bap+st, Kinlet
28. St Mary Bi;erley
29. Holy Trinity, Middleton
30. St Mary the Virgin, Bromfield
31. St Michael & All Angels, Onibury
32. St Peter, Stanton Lacy
33. All Saints,Culmington
34. St Milburgha, Stoke St Milborough
35. St Margaret, Clee St Margaret
36. St Peter, Diddlebury
37. The Heath
38. St Michael, Munslow
39. St Catherine, Tugford
40. St Margaret, Abdon
41. Holy Trinity, Holdgate
42. Broadstone Chapel, Broadstone