“Fr Kevin Dring Writes”
Becoming a Single Parish – How will it affect YOU?
As Dean of Eastbourne & St Leonard’s Deanery, as we presently are, Bishop Richard has asked me to take on role of Moderator of the new Single Parish. Last November we formally began to come together from what were currently 8 individual parishes, from Eastbourne to Rye, into a SINGLE PARISH. This will be a BIG Parish and a BIG challenge for all of us, clergy and laity together.
Firstly, this is about all of us together discerning what we need to do to make this work well. We won’t be looking at making any unnecessary changes (“change for change’s sake”) but instead, only what looks to be genuinely good and helpful for everybody in the parish. We won’t be about “closing down” but building up what we already have, sharing all our good resources, especially our many good and gifted people. We’ll do this by listening to people’s views and concerns and then discerning the steps forward we need to take.