Save The Parish - Cornwall

We have uploaded as many plans as possible so that people in different parts of Cornwall can find out what's going on elsewhere. Up to now, this has not been the case. The Diocese has rolled out the On The Way process on a piecemeal basis so that many people have been completely unaware what has been going on in neighbouring deaneries. Some have voted for plans in which they have no confidence - simply because they have been told that there was no choice. They were told that the Bishop of St Germans, the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson, would approve the plans if they didn't. Powder Deanery Plan Click here to read   Trigg Minor Deanery Plan Click here to read Kerrier Deanery Plan Click here to read This plan was passed by the narrowest of margins .At the meeting of the Kerrier Deanery Synod on 23 rd  September 2022, at which the Deanery Plan was presented for approval, the secret ballot as recorded in the Minutes was:   For the Plan:      14 Against:                11 Abstentions:        3

Just before Christmas, Cornwall's Bishops issued an extraordinary document relating to their 'On The Way' programme - entitled  'Next Steps On The Way  - Frequently Asked Questions' . This document was distributed to Parochial Church Councils across Cornwall - to the bewilderment of many.  Click here to read it. Why were people puzzled? Because this is a diocese-originated FAQ document simply defending a diocese-originated plan. Here is Save The Parish's response: There is no mention of any specific parish or deanery in this document. It’s all coming top-down from the diocese. ·        On page 2, re closing churches, the threat is less the boarding-up or selling of church buildings, more the very real threat of churches being rendered moribund by infrequent use. A church that has a service once a month is hardly ‘open’ by most people’s definition. What does it communicate about the importance of a church, that a priest is only sent there once in a blue moon?