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An exciting opportunity
exists to exercise ministry alongside warm and responsive people,
supported by a friendly Team, and in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The Team Ministry
was established in 2000 and is a benefice of seventeen parishes with eighteen
churches. It
is a large but well-defined geographical area bounded by the Deben, Alde
and Ore rivers and the
North Sea. The three and a half stipendiary priests each have pastoral
responsibility for clusters
within the Team, which are as follows:
• Orford, Sudbourne,
Chillesford, Butley and Iken. (The Revd David Murdoch, Team Rector)
• Rendlesham, Eyke, Tunstall and Wantisden. (The Revd Colin Macdonald,
Team Vicar)
• Hollesley, Boyton, Ramsholt, Alderton and
Bawdsey. Vacancy.
• Bromeswell, Shottisham and Sutton. (Half-time post) (The Revd
Judith Andrews:from 3/11/08)
Personal
Qualities sought
1) Above all, a lover of God and of people.
2) A prayerful and spiritual leader with good preaching and teaching
skills.
Able to give strong and inspiring guidance whilst also enabling and
delegating to others.
3) A pastoral, human and caring person who will relate well to others,
be a visible presence in
the communities, a visitor and listener.
4) A promoter of the Church's mission, especially to the young, families
and schools,
encouraging the existing MU involvement in Baptism follow-up.
5) Understanding of or willingness to learn about the rural context.
6) Willing to collaborate both within the cluster and across the Team.
7) Flexible and adaptable enough for a diverse and widespread ministry,
including openness to
different approaches and churchmanship; patient with a good sense of
humour.
8) Driver essential, basic computer skills desirable.
Job priorities
1) To discern, develop and share a mission strategy for this cluster
of churches within the
Team, giving a strong lead yet encouraging the involvement of others.
2) To lead and develop varied and flexible patterns of worship and music
ranging from BCP to
informal.
3) To enable the sharing of the Good News with all, especially seekers
and young families,
building on links with the church and state schools.
4) To relate to whole communities by being present at public events
and by pastoral visiting.
Description
of Hollesley area.
The
largest village in the parish and a working community with various places
of employment,
notably Hollesley Bay Prison, shop, pub, primary school and social clubs.
The congregation has
tried to encourage newcomers and younger members with limited success,
apart from special
services and social events. Services held at retirement home and there
is a prayer group and a
welcome club, involvement in the state primary school and at the re-occupied
army camp at Sutton
Heath. The village has benefited from the OLM (The Revd Judith Andrews)
living there although
she will soon become the half – time Team Vicar.
Housing
A new house has been purchased at Hollesley.
For further details, informal discussion, visits and applications, please
contact
The Team Rector:
The Revd David Murdoch
The Rectory
Orford
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 2NN
01394 450336
murdochs4@btinternet.com
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