The Bridge
The monthly newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark
December 2008/January 2009
Remembering the victims of youth violence / Dulwich teenager launches charity to help Kenyan children / Johanna joins clergy training team / New Honorary Canons installed / North Lambeth clergy get together / Is God calling you? / News Round / The message of Christmas / Halloween - with a difference / 100 years of worship at Motspur Park / Synod Report / 'Good Books' which could make a good Christmas read / 'Together and Different' / Ham talent on display at Autumn Art Festival / Picture round-up / Prison Sunday is now multi-faith / CHRISTMAS QUIZ / Parish Profile - Richmond, Holy Trinity & Christ Church, Richmond / Your Letters... / R Endz - engaging with young people / Walking with God / Picture round-up / Prayer Column / What's On / Two Cathedral Carol Services this year / Beddington church wins national charity award / 'We will remember' Remembrance Sunday in Southwark
November 2008
Keiskamma Triptych in Southwark Cathedral / Church soaks up the sun to save energy / Looking after the vulnerable - A view from The Bridge / Southwark People / Great North Runner / Your help is needed / Celebrating 50 years of worship / Decorated Christmas trees will fill the pews of a village church / 'Fill up' for Water Aid / Harvest & Flower Festival pictures / The National Deaneries Conference / Clapham rail disaster - twenty years on / Michaelmas Ordinations In Southwark / Bishop to install five new Honorary Canons / 12 New Readers begin their ministry / Kingston Area Symposium / A SAFE CHURCH / A four-legged friend... / FCM gives largest ever grant - to Southwark Cathedral Choir / 30 years young! / News Round / International lunch for Racial Justice Sunday / Battersea helps pay Matabeleland clergy / Ministry Fair celebrates everyone's contribution / Let the bells ring out over High Path / Confirmations / St Francis Horley 50th Celebration / Two Cathedral Carol Services / Prayer Column / 'What's On' / From Africa with love / Remember the past, celebrate the present, build the future / Aspirations in Upper Norwood / A 'wow' at Thornton Heath
October 2008
Two Bishops in a balloon / ...or a 'nun in a tent' / A view from The Bridge ...no such thing as a neutral school / Diocesan Surveyor retires / Reflecting the eternal mystery of God / Bishop Nick at St Matthew's, Croydon / Could you be a HOST? / Parish Profile: Warlingham, St Christopher / Last OLM scheme ordinands graduate / Have you ever thought about becoming a Reader? / Friends gather for Delbert Sandiford's retirement / From South Africa to South London / THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND CHURCH SCHOOLS / Newsround / 'Most amazing...' / Football, ice cream, schnitzel - oh, and some singing too... / Your letters... / Southwark Church schools celebrate outstanding GCSE results / And Still I Rise / Free resources to enable churches to mark World AIDS Day / A shot in the arm for Southwark Aff-Cath? / Cathedral retreat / Opportunities / End child poverty... Keep the Promise / Take Light, Give Light / Kingston Area Link committee says goodbye to Bill Warren / Prayer column / What's On / Bishop Wilson Sitshebo has died / Clergy & buses, you wait for ages then three come at once / 'Human Rights - Human Wrongs'
September 2008
Southwark welcomes the Lambeth Bishops / High Path Community Fun Day / How do you measure a priceless gift? / 'Shalom, my friends' / Greeting our Neighbours / Inter Faith Walk in Tooting / Woolwich MEAC evening / Bill Musk to be Bishop in Tunis / Cathedral commemorates 'First English Poet' / The Colliwobble Tree! / Celebrating Michael Ipgrave's 25th anniversary / Family fun day gives Grove Park a boost / 'Here Our Prayer' / Parish profile: St Philip & St Mark, Camberwell / Munir retires from Bishop's House / Diocesan Synod report / SOUTHWARK & THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE - part 2 / '2LUV & 2SERV' / Bishops About... / Mortlake's mystery / Your letters / Journeying - from Orkney to Kennington / Delbert Sandiford to retire / Opportunities / Landmark Fun Day raises funds for St George's Hospital / 'Let my people go' ...and enjoy themselves / Mission 6~7~8 at Outwood / Prayer Column / What's On / LifePrayer at Southwark Cathedral / Diocesan Certificate in Biblical & Theological Studies / Peace theme for school leavers' services / Teddies and tombstones
July/August 2008
Walworth parish wins the Lottery / Bishop Tom made a Fellow of King's College / Southwark Bishops meet the Mayors / A View from The Bridge - Meetings / A letter from Heaven's Nest / New homes for Southwark clergy / For all the saints - in flowers... / Ordinary people doing extraordinary things / Yesterday, today and tomorrow... / Godly Play training / Queens Birthday honours for Southwark NSMs / The Gobi Desert goes to Edinburgh / Bishop on the run! / 'Showing God's love through practical work and care' / Southwark People / SOUTHWARK & THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE / Church brings cafe culture to North Brixton / MU moments... / News in pictures / A nun in a tent (or occasionally a monk)! / Bishop Richard in India... / ...and in Clapham / From War to Windrush / Interfaith group visits Canterbury / Interfaith doyen says farewell / Prayers for the people of Zimbabwe / Prayer column / What's On / Petertide Ordinations / 'Black Teenage Boys and Young Men' / Back to Church Sunday / 'Keen to be Green' / Racial Justice Sunday
June 2008
"What a truly fabulous day!" / "It's never too late for God" / Bishop of Southwark's Lent Call 2009 / I can still run .. if I have to! / Let us break bread together / Bernard Mizeki Day Eucharist at the Cathedral / GODgift / photonews / Sydenham children remain unbeaten / A very special mum / Civic award for Cathedral / Parish Profile - St Luke's Woodside / Pentecost in Southwark / CHRISTIANS AND SPORT / Baghdad's Vicar at MU Festival Service / Southwark group visits Yad Vashem / Warlingham Churchyard Festival / Cathedral hosts first interfaith youth arts event / Review - Judges: Battle scarred, bloody and biblical / LifePrayer at the Cathedral / Bletchingley's 60th May Queen crowned / photonews / Prayer column / What's On / Former churchyard is re-opened as a public park / We are one in this place / VGU date change
May 2008
The Dean visits Lent Call project in Brazil / Southwark prays for Zimbabwe / The Office in the office? / College of Evangelists meet at Southwark / The educational needs of BME primary school children / Churches host Mayoral Hustings / Treasurer for over 30 years retires / Synod fringe meeting hears from 'Met' chief / Parish Profile - St Mary and St John the Divine, Balham / Bishop Richard chairs Roehampton student debates... / Partnership against poverty pays / Journey to Justice 2008 / More Oxygen needed in Kingston! / Archbishop Tenison's School is outstanding / Art For God's Sake / LIVING THE RELIGIOUS LIFE - IN COMMUNITY / Community Day at your Cathedral / Pop in to Pray / Summer school for everyone / 'Eager to Give?' roadshows / Back to Church Sunday 2008 / Review - 'Grand Chorus' / Southwark declared Fairtrade Diocese / Audrey Ryan / 'Men's breakfast' / 'Jesus is the Good Shepherd' / Prayer column / What's on / A maternity suite named 'Carmen'... / From South London to the Sudan (and beyond) / Global Day of Prayer London
April 2008
TV's Angela visits Lambeth children's centre / Palm Sunday in South Dulwich / Allow me to introduce you to Emily / Important question posed by the London elections / Southwark Cathedral's Stars / Service of Dedication / Good News on Gift Aid / Vicar has a donkey for breakfast! / Back to Church Sunday 2008 / Parish Profile: Plumstead, All Saints / Computer game helps fund India volunteers / Reader Re-licensing at Cathedral / Libera to sing for the Pope / David Bellamy at Warlingham Churchyard Festival / MONEY FOR MISSION / Celebrating 200 years of witness in Balham / Eager to Give - Keeping Stewardship In The Picture / No sin to be sixty? / LifePrayer September 2008 / Photos From parishes wanted / Migration, immigration and human rights / 25th Unlock Walk / A Southwark ordinand at the UN / Diocesan Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies / God's handiwork in Thamesmead / Prayer Column / What's On / Confirmed at Easter / Global Day of Prayer London
March 2008
Totally amazing / Bishop Sebastian and '...a jubilee year of change in Harare' / Bishop Tom's Easter message / Bishop Sebastian at Southwark Cathedral / Deanery Synod elections - building for the future / 'Eager to Give' / Shedding pounds to gain pounds! / Walking with God / 'He must have a good voice...' / Parish Profile: Godstone, South Godstone & Blindley Heath / Lent Call 2008 / HOLY PLACES ON YOUR DOORSTEP / MU members for sixty years / Aff Cath members asked to 'get in touch' / 'Grand Chorus' of Southwark's notable organs / Migration, Immigration and Human Rights / Parish welcomers & sidespeople invited to the Cathedral / Rogation Sunday... Industrial Sunday... MILE Sunday / Book reviews: 'Hungry for Hope' & 'It's no Sin to be Sixty' / Feature - Retreat & Hoiliday Centres / Prayer Column / What's On / Pentecost 2008 / The day 'a genie came to visit'
February 2008
Libera star at US awards evening / The 'Haka' at Southwark Cathedral / A View from The Bridge / Obituaries: John Smallwood CBE & Rev. Sue Woolley / Christmas around the Diocese / Not the Parish Profile / Olympic Chaplain licensed / Art goes on sale for the Children's Society / Help plan chaplaincy work on Greenwich Peninsular / Malcolm Sargent Choir comes to Dulwich / Work of art presented to St James's Church / LENTEN DISCIPLINE / MBE for St Mary's Teaching Assistant / Advent Windows / St Mary, Battersea commemorates Blake / Lots of silence at Southwark Cathedral / Global Day of Prayer / 'Eager to give?' - Keeping Stewardship in the picture / Libera in the USA / Prayer Column / What's On / BackToChurchSunday 2008 / Bishop Tom's challenge / OLM relicensing