Congratulations

Revd Jeremy is officially our newest Team Vicar

Well, if you were there you will know it was a fantastic celebration as Bishop Dominic licensed Jeremy as Team Vicar to the Benefice.

Thanks to everyone who made it such a special event. Below is the text of the press release

"On a beautiful midsummer evening, the Revd Jeremy Harris was licensed as Team Vicar to the Benefice of Magor. People travelled from across the Diocese and beyond to fill the church and pray for Jeremy as he joins a team that serves the ten churches of the benefice and the wider communities. Team Rector, the Revd Mark Lawson-Jones said "We are blessed to have Jeremy here as Team Vicar, he has considerable gifts and skills that are needed here as we look to the future and strive to grow our churches both spiritually and numerically." For more information about the Benefice of Magor have a look at the website www.magorbenefice.co.uk"

Our Mission Statement

“God rejoices in all people, so we welcome all who are searching for the truth in mind or spirit, wherever they are on their journey”.

The Rectorial Benefice of Magor

MISSION STATEMENT

The Church is worldwide

We come together not merely as single congregations, but as part of the universal Church all around the world. There is only one God, only one Christ, only one Church. Artificial human barriers are of no importance.

The Church is eternal

We celebrate the Communion of Saints, the spiritual union of all Christians, those on earth and those in heaven. We share a single mystical body, with Christ at the head, in which each member contributes to the good of all and the welfare of all.

The Church should be inclusive

We want to welcome everyone, and exclude no one, whatever their age, race, background, nationality or sexuality. God rejoices in all people, so we welcome all who are searching for the truth in mind or spirit, wherever they are on their journey.

The Church is ecumenical

Although we greatly cherish our own traditions and insights, we recognise that these can only be part of the whole truth of God, we rejoice with others as they search for God in their own way.

Worship is a meeting of earth and heaven

In worship we seek to express and enter the mystery of God, who cannot be captured through mere words, doctrines or formulae. Our worship has the potential to take us beyond words and give us a foretaste of the wonder and beauty of heaven, using gestures, ritual, music, silence and all the senses as a way of opening ourselves to God.

The Church should allow us to be ourselves

In all our learning and all our lives, we should never force each other into a mould, but set one another free to become the people God wants us to be.

Tradition is alive, not dead

The Spirit of God is alive and active, leading us further into God’s truth. Tradition constantly invites us to new and creative ways of understanding God; Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.

The Benefice of Magor within the Diocese of Monmouth of the Church in Wales

May 2010

Welcome to the Magor Benefice Blog. We are not too sure what's going to appear here yet, but it will probably be a few sermons or thoughts. There might be some news and events, there might even be some information about the churches and the work we are doing. Keep tuned in for updates.