Healing Ministry
Healing ministry in the Church of England has received a lot of publicity as a result of the publication in 2000 of the General Synod report, A Time to Heal. This excellent report has caused many parishes to think again about the healing ministry and their response to it. Common Worship also brought the first ever official liturgy for a healing service approved by General Synod, which has provided a unique opportunity for ministry.
Archdeaconry Healing Advisors (see below) encourage and develop the ministry of healing and wholeness. They are happy to visit parishes or deaneries to talk about healing ministry. The number of archdeaconry healing advisors has also grown, not only because there are now four archdeaconries, but also because we wanted to appoint a hospital and hospice healing advisor.
The ministry of healing and wholeness continues to grow.
Healing Ministry Roadshow
Final Roadshow, 12 November 2011, St Martin’s Droylsden
- Keynote Address
- Choices of Seminar
- Worship and Prayer
- Quiet area for reflection.
The seminar will have two elements: caring for the client and caring for oneself during the process. Please register online or download the registration form and flyer here.
The cost of the day is £10 to cover expenses and refreshments.
Tony Butterworth, Healing Advisor for Bolton, said, "Some people think that Christian healings never happen today, and other people think that physical healing will always happen when Christians ‘pray in faith’. The history of the church and the teaching of the Bible is much more complex than either of these cases and it means that we need to spend time both in prayer and meditation to consider what the healing ministry is actually about. There must be a place for prayer, and for the laying on of hands, as well as for the medical profession and nursing care. These do not stand in opposition to one another, but rather complement one another, bringing wholeness into the life of the individual."
See also the Chaplaincy page for information about hospital and hospice visiting.
Major Diocesan Healing Event
Saturday 14 July 2012 at Manchester Cathedral.
Diocesan Healing Eucharist, president and preacher, The Bishop of Manchester.
Details to be finalised - look out for more information.
Please book this in your diaries and encourage your churches to attend.
Diocesan Healing Advisors
Bolton Archdeaconry Revd Rod Bevan, St Anne’s Vicarage, Waterfoot, Rossendale BB4 9JE. Tel: 01706 221889; email revrodbev@hotmail.com
Manchester Archdeaconry
Fr Patrick Davies, 296, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0UU. Tel: 0161 330 1935; emailfr.patrick@ntlworld.com
Rochdale Archdeaconry Canon Lindsay Owens, 155 Kings Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8EZ. Tel: 0161 330 1935; email ann_lindsay.owens@virgin.net
Salford Archdeaconry (and coordinator)
Canon Tony Butterworth, Christ Church Vicarage, Schofield Street, Leigh. Tel: 01942 673619; email tony@penningtonchurch.com
Hospital and Hospice Advisor
Revd Mark Brackley, Bolton Hospice, Queen’s Park St., Off Chorley New Road, Bolton. BL1 4QT. Tel: 01204 663066
