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Updated 27 August, 2008 |
Vicar: Rev. Robert Bashford - Tel: 01843 832380 |
A Very Warm Welcome To Our Home Page |
 St. James' is a
suburban seaside parish on the outskirts of Margate in
Kent. The church was founded in 1872 and is blessed with
a very attractive building that has an atmosphere of
warmth and friendliness. Many visitors comment on the
striking East window, which depicts the growth of the
church from the day of Pentecost to the present world
wide community of Christians. There is a strong emphasis on Biblical preaching and teaching throughout the life of the church, and we have been very encouraged recently, to witness quite a marked increase in the numbers of those worshipping with us on Sundays, both morning and evening. There is a full range of youth activities for all ages, from tiny tots to teenagers, as well as one uniformed organisation at present (Beavers), attending the monthly family services. As a church we seek in all that we do to be under the authority of the word of God, and our goal is to see men and women come to a personal knowledge of Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and then to grow to Christian maturity. |
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Our Vicars letter: August -
September 2008 |
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Dear Friends From 22nd to 29th June this year a
significant conference took place in Jerusalem with the
title GAFCON (standing for the Global Anglican Future
Conference). The title is not overstating the reality, as
Anglicans from around the world have been involved. There
were 1148 lay and clergy participants, including 291
bishops representing millions of faithful Anglican
Christians.The reason for the conference is the crisis that has arisen within the Anglican Communion over recent years. This crisis was precipitated in 2003 when, in the USA, a bishop living in a homosexual relationship was consecrated. The Anglican Church in Canada authorized the blessing of same-sex unions. Despite calls on those responsible for these decisions and actions to repent, the hierarchy of those churches have persistently refused to back down. Instead, they have even taken legal action against orthodox congregations and their clergy who have distanced themselves from the unbiblical stance of their bishops. The Primate of the Anglican Church in the USA has also expressed doubts about Jesus being the only way of salvation. What has caused further confusion and dismay in the Anglican Communion is the fact that – without any change of heart or mind by the hierarchy of the North American churches – they have nevertheless been invited to attend the Lambeth Conference taking place in July this year at Kent University. Many of the bishops attending GAFCON have declined their invitation to attend the Lambeth Conference, as they feel that to do so would be to appear to condone the unbiblical actions of those North American churches. Some people will consider it sad that there should be such a public disagreement within the Anglican Communion, and sections of the press have sought to report it in a negative light. But with such disarray in the worldwide church and the failure of the Anglican Communion to exercise discipline in the face of such blatant heresy, the only way forward possible has been a coming together of orthodox leaders to express their solidarity on the basis of the Bible. In the declaration published at the end of the GAFCON
Conference, it is stated: We at St James’ should applaud all that GAFCON stands for and give our support to it. With warm Christian greetings, |
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| (Note: Previous monthly letters as far back as November 1999 are all in the online magazine. Click on the Parish Magazine link - Web Ed) | |
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© St. James' Church, Westgate & Garlinge 2008
Jean-Pierre (or
“JP”) Schroeder has joined the staff-team
at St James’ thereby doubling the full-time
team from 1 to 2! JP is taking on the role of
Garlinge Evangelist and will also be involved in
ministry in the life of the parish as a whole.
Major
work needs to be carried out on the spire of St
James' Church. What may look like tiles on the
spire are in fact cedar shingles, and after many
years of weathering many of them need to be
replaced as soon as we have the money in hand.
The actual extent of the work to be done will not
be known until the scaffolding is in place and
the roofer can take a closer look. But we reckon
that the amount needed will be in excess of £20,000.
