Chris Burke

Archdeacon of Barking. Views my own. RT = interesting, not that I always agree.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Just joined Blue Sky!
@archbarking.bsky.social
If you are also there do please follow as well.

[Lynne Cullens @LynneCullens]

A joyful Service of Ordination for the priesting of Revs David, Julie, Les and Pat at Christ Church, Wanstead this morning.

Prayers for them, for their training incumbents and for their Curacy contexts in this coming phase of life and ministry.

@WansteadParish @chelmsdio

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

I look forward to working with local communities to enable transformational mission and ministry.

[Lynne Cullens @LynneCullens]

Delighted and thankful that this grant has been awarded.

Well done to each and every lay, clergy and congregation member of Team Barking who has helped discern and shape this work, and to diocesan colleagues for their ongoing support.

[Lynne Cullens @LynneCullens]

Delighted and thankful that this grant has been awarded.

Well done to each and every lay, clergy and congregation member of Team Barking who has helped discern and shape this work, and to diocesan colleagues for their ongoing support.

[Lynne Cullens @LynneCullens]

Delighted and thankful that the Barking episcopal area has been awarded £14.95M from the national Church to further develop missional work across our area, and to continue to build up the gifts, leadership and communities with which we are so blessed.
https://t.co/emeptZIY3d

[Chelmsford Diocese @chelmsdio]

Today we welcomed the Venerable Mike Power as Archdeacon of West Ham and gave thanks for his ministry as Archdeacon of Southend.

[Elwin Wesley Cockett 🇺🇦 @elwincockett]

Huge congratulations to Mike Power, who was collated and installed as Archdeacon of West Ham today. He’s a fine man and a Godly leader who will love the people of East London every bit as much as I have done. @chelmsdio @mike_mikeapower

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to hear @LynneCullens speak at the launch of the St Martin Centre for Spirituality and Social Justice. Also to receive some deep theological reflections offered by Fr Simon Cuff.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Good to join with friends and colleagues to say farewell to Elwin and Sue and to give thanks for all they have brought to mission and ministry in @chelmsdio over so many years.

[Chelmsford Diocese @chelmsdio]

Today we said farewell to Archdeacon Elwin, who is retiring after seventeen years of service as Archdeacon of West Ham and thirty three years ministry in Chelmsford Diocese.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to join with colleagues to celebrate the licensing of Becs Challis as a public preacher and to pray for her as she begins her work and ministry as a programme manager in the Missional Projects team.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

I’m always fascinated to discover new things, especially in churches I have visited many times already.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to join the community at St George’s, Hornchurch this morning. Good to see how the church is serving in the local community, especially in the many ministries shared between the Hornchurch churches.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

A real joy to host Fr Micheal Lawrence, from our link diocese of Trinidad and Tobago.

Prayers for the community he serves at St Stephen’s, Princestown.

How good it is to deepen our shared ministry and to reflect on our partnership in the global Church.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to preach at the licensing of Trevor Golding at St Elisabeth’s, Becontree. Prayers for Trevor and Lois as they join the community at St Elisabeth’s.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to join with @LynneCullens and Barking Team colleagues as we visited @bristoldiocese to discuss the ways they have been developing social transformation and missional change.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to join the Mar Thoma congregation in Collier Row this afternoon. What a beautiful liturgy and such a hospitable community.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to preside and preach at All Saints’, Squirrels Heath this morning. Great to be with this growing congregation where 1/5th of the congregation are under 10.
Also some wonderful intercessions led by two of the youngest members of the Church community.

[Chelmsford Diocese @chelmsdio]

The Bishop of Chelmsford has announced that the Rev Canon Dr Jessica Martin is to be the next Dean of Chelmsford.

Find out more - https://t.co/IcOsISN2p5

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Great to visit two deanery synod meetings this evening to talk about plans to resource major missional change and growth across the Barking Episcopal Area. So encouraging to see local communities reflecting together on challenges and opportunities.

[Chris Burke @archbarking]

Wonderful to be at the Multiply 2024 conference exploring what it means to be a younger church.