Proposed Pastoral Scheme for Plurality of Ryde

 

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PASTORAL SCHEME

 

    This Scheme is made by the Church Commissioners this  day of 

20  in pursuance of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (“the 2011 Measure”), the Right Reverend Jonathan, Bishop of Portsmouth, having consented thereto.

 

Termination of pluralities

1.  (1) The plurality established for the benefice of Binstead, the benefice of Havenstreet Saint Peter and the benefice of Wootton by a Pastoral Order made by the then Bishop of Portsmouth in pursuance of the 2011 Measure on the 15th day of July 2016 shall be terminated.

 (2) The plurality established for the benefice of Ryde (also known locally as Ryde All Saints) and the benefice of Swanmore Saint Michael and All Angels by a Bishop’s Pastoral Order made by the then Bishop of Portsmouth in pursuance of the 2011 Measure on the 21st day of July 2020 shall be terminated.

 

Alteration of name of benefice and parish

2. The name of the benefice and parish of Havenstreet Saint Peter shall be altered to "The Benefice (or Parish) of Havenstreet".

 

Creation of new benefice and parish of Ryde

3. (1) The benefice of Ryde (“the old Ryde benefice”) and the benefice of Swanmore Saint Michael and All Angels in the diocese of Portsmouth shall be united to create a new benefice which shall be named "The Benefice of Ryde" (“the new Ryde benefice”).

2. The parish of Ryde (also known locally as Ryde All Saints) (“the old Ryde parish”) and the parish of Swanmore Saint Michael and All Angels shall also be united to create a new parish which shall be named "The Parish of Ryde" (“the new Ryde parish”) and shall comprise the area of the new Ryde benefice.
3. The church of All Saints, being the parish church of the old Ryde parish, shall be the parish church of the new Ryde parish.
4. The church of Saint Michael and All Angels, being the parish church of the parish of Swanmore Saint Michael and All Angels, shall, upon the date on which this Scheme comes into operation, cease to be a parish church.
5. Subject to any provisions of the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 which apply thereto and any directions thereunder, any register books and records of that church which remain in parochial custody shall be dealt with as the Bishop shall direct.
6. The new Ryde benefice and the new Ryde parish shall belong to the archdeaconry of the Isle of Wight and the deanery of the Isle of Wight.
7. If immediately before this Scheme comes into operation the Reverend Heath John Monaghan (“Mr Monaghan”) holds an ecclesiastical office in either of the benefices referred to in clause 3(1) hereof he shall be the first incumbent of the new Ryde benefice.
8. If immediately before this Scheme comes into operation the Reverend David Bramwell Morgan and/or the Reverend Oliver Jay Mitchelmore hold the office of assistant curate (however described) in either of the benefices and/or parishes referred to in clause 3 hereof he or they shall, in consequence of the union of benefices and parishes effected by the Scheme hold that office or offices subject to the same terms of service in the new Ryde benefice and/or the new Ryde parish as the Bishop shall direct.
9. If immediately before this Scheme comes into operation any other person holds an office of assistant curate (however described) in either of the benefices and/or parishes referred to in clause 3 hereof he, she or they shall as consequence of the union of benefices and parishes effected by the Scheme hold such office or offices subject to the same terms of service in the new  Ryde benefice and/or the new Ryde parish as the Bishop shall direct.
10. The parsonage house of the old Ryde benefice (known as The Vicarage, 14, Argyll Street, Ryde, PO33 3BZ) shall be the place of residence of the incumbent of the new Ryde benefice.
11. The parsonage house of the benefice of Swanmore Saint Michael and All Angels (known as Vicarage, Wray Street, Ryde, PO33 3ED), together with the site and appurtenances thereof and the grounds usually occupied and enjoyed therewith, shall without any conveyance or other assurance be transferred to the Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance for diocesan purposes.
12. Subject to clause 3(7) hereof, the right of presentation to the new benefice shall on each occasion be exercised jointly by the Bishop of Portsmouth in his corporate capacity; and the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith, whose registered office is at All Saints Vicarage, 12, Powis Gardens, London, W11 1JG.

 

Holding of benefices in plurality

4.   (1)   The new Ryde benefice created pursuant to clause 3(1) hereof, the benefice of Binstead, the benefice renamed Havenstreet pursuant to clause 2 hereof and the benefice of Saint John the Baptist, Oakfield, Ryde and Holy Trinity, Ryde shall be held in plurality by one incumbent.

2. If pursuant to clause 3(7) hereof Mr Monaghan becomes the first incumbent of the new Ryde benefice he shall be the first incumbent of the benefices so held in plurality.
3. The incumbent shall reside in the parsonage house of the new Ryde benefice as provided for in clause 3(10) hereof.
4. The parsonage house of the benefice of Saint John the Baptist, Oakfield, Ryde and Holy Trinity, Ryde (known as Saint Johns Vicarage, Victoria Crescent, Ryde, PO33 1DQ), together with the site and appurtenances thereof and the grounds usually occupied and enjoyed therewith, shall without any conveyance or other assurance be transferred to the Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance for diocesan purposes.
5. Subject to clause 4(2) hereof, the right of presentation to the benefices so held in plurality (and for the duration only of the plurality) shall on each occasion be exercised jointly by the patrons of all the benefices.

 

Coming into operation of this Scheme

5.  This Scheme shall come into operation upon the first day of the month following the date of it being made by the Church Commissioners.

 

 

  In witness of which this Scheme has been duly executed as a deed by the Church Commissioners.

 

 

  SIGNED by the Right Reverend Jonathan,   )

                )

  Bishop of Portsmouth.         )

 

 

Executed as a Deed by the Church Commissioners for England acting by two authorised signatories:

 

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Signature of Authorised Signatory

 

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Signature of Authorised Signatory

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Notes (not forming part of the draft Scheme)

 

 

* Other possible groupings

 

Following on from the two rounds of section 6 consultations under the 2011 Measure process undertaken by the diocese:-

• the  first one providing for the termination of the existing two pluralities (one for the benefices of Binstead, Havenstreet St Peter and Wootton; and the other for the benefices of Ryde (All Saints); and Swanmore St Michael and All Angels), the union of the two benefices of Ryde (All Saints); and Swanmore St Michael and All Angels and the establishment of a team ministry, together with the proposed new benefice of Ryde being held in plurality with the three benefices of Binstead; Havenstreet St Peter; and St John the Baptist, Oakfield, Ryde and Holy Trinity, Ryde;

 

• the second as above but without a team ministry being established because it was felt this would be less restrictive for future clergy deployment;

 

the latter attracted no adverse comments from the statutory interested parties.

 

Following on from the above, these draft proposals now name the Reverend Heath  Monaghan as  the first incumbent of proposed new benefice AND also of the benefices to be held in plurality. 

 

It is the diocesan intention to license Mr Monaghan as follows: incumbent of the two benefices of Ryde (All Saints); and Swanmore St Michael and All Angels (currently held in plurality); priest- in-charge of the three benefices of Ryde St John the Baptist, Oakfield, Ryde and Holy Trinity, Ryde; Binstead; and Havenstreet St Peter. 

 

The Reverend Oliver Mitchelmore is also expected to be licensed as an assistant curate to the five benefices mentioned above in due course.

 

The Wootton benefice

 

The longer-term future for the Wootton benefice does not form part of the current proposals, but this could include a plurality with the benefice of Whippingham and East Cowes, and which will require separate consultations in due course.

 

Clause 2

 

The legal name of the benefice and parish of Havenstreet St Peter is being altered to

“Havenstreet” to tie-in with local usage.

 

Clause 3(4)

 

The Scheme includes provision for the parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Swanmore to become a chapel of ease. Banns of marriage may not be called nor marriages solemnized in the church from the date on which the Scheme comes into operation (unless the building is subsequently licensed under Section 20 of the Marriage Act 1949).

 

Clause 3(9)

 

The above clause has been included to ensure that any person holding an office of assistant curate (however described) shall as consequence of the union of the benefices and parishes effected by the Scheme hold such office or offices subject to the same terms of service in the new Ryde benefice and/or the new Ryde parish as the Bishop shall direct. Although there is currently no such unnamed office holder in post, this clause is included in case any such office holder is appointed before this Scheme comes into operation.

 

 

 

Churches etc

 

This Scheme does not alter the existing status of any of the other churches, chapels of ease or licensed places of worship in the affected parishes.

 

Housing matters  

 

Clauses 3(11) and 4(4)

 

It is intended that both these properties be transferred to the Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance for diocesan purposes to allow for future clergy deployment as and when this has been decided upon. 

 

Patronage

 

Clause 4(5) 

 

The patrons of the benefices to be held in plurality are as listed below. 

 

  Benefice   Patrons

  Binstead    The Bishop of Portsmouth 

The Society for the Maintenance of the Faith

Havenstreet

(SMF)

 

  The new Ryde benefice   The Bishop and the SMF

 

St John the Baptist, Oakfield, The Bishop and the 

  Ryde and Ryde Holy Trinity    Vicar of the benefice of St Helens, Isle of Wight

 

 

Glossary of words commonly used in Pastoral Reorganisation

A fuller version is available in the Code of Recommended Practice to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/parish-reorganisation-and-closed-churchbuildings/mission-and-pastoral-measure-2011-and-code#na)

 

 

Archbishop	Senior bishop with authority over a Province - of Canterbury and of York.
Archdeacon	An office held by a senior clergyman appointed by the bishop with an administrative responsibility over an archdeaconry. Some of his/her duties are laid down by law but in other respects his/her duties vary according to diocesan practice: they include care for church property.
Archdeaconry	Sub-division of the diocese over which an archdeacon has administrative responsibility.
Benefice	An ecclesiastical office carrying certain duties. An incumbent's benefice is therefore not a geographical area (see parish) but the office to which (s)he is appointed and may comprise one or more parishes. A benefice may be a rectory or vicarage from which the incumbent is called rector or vicar.
Bishop	In the Church of England the bishop is the central focus of organisation and ministry within his/her diocese. (S)he is the chief pastor and authority and shares the cure of souls with all the incumbents of that diocese. (S)he is also, in his/her own person, the chief representative of the diocese in the work of the wider church. (S)he may be assisted by suffragan or assistant bishops.
Bishop’s Pastoral Order	An amendment made in 2018 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 to enable fairly minor matters to be dealt with by the Bishop at the local/diocesan level and for which there are no rights of objection. e.g. changing the name of a benefice or parish.
Common Tenure	The basis on which all Church of England offices will eventually be held under the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009. Existing holders of freehold offices may decide not to opt-in to Common Tenure but new office holders will be on Common Tenure.
Chapel of Ease	A consecrated church that it is not a parish church but is within a parish that does have a parish church. Originally for the ease of parishioners who could not attend the parish church.
Church Representation Rules	Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 but updated as a separate booklet. They contain the mechanism for the setting up of representative bodies in the Church of England from parochial church councils to the House of Laity of the General Synod.
Cure of Souls	'Cure' means 'care'. The bishop has the universal cure of souls in a diocese but, subject to this, the incumbent of a benefice (or team rector and team vicar(s) in a team ministry) has the exclusive cure of souls within his or her parish or parishes. The expression should not be confused with the more general phrase 'pastoral care'.
Deanery	A sub-division of an archdeaconry usually comprising between 10 and 20 parishes.

 

Declaration of closure for The act of closing a church for public worship under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.

regular public worship
Diocesan Board of Finance	A company constituted by the diocesan synod and regulated by the Companies Acts. A board of finance holds property for Church of England purposes, transacts business in that connection and acts as a committee of the diocesan synod. It normally also acts as the diocesan trust.
Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee	Statutory Committee established by the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Its duty is to review the arrangement for pastoral supervision in the diocese and, as appropriate, to make recommendations to the bishop.
Diocese	One of 41 main territorial units of the Church of England over which a bishop has responsibility. Divided into archdeaconries, deaneries and parishes.
District Church Council	If a parish comprises two or more places of worship or churches then individual councils can be set up for the districts in which each place of worship or church is situated to exercise such functions as may be delegated by the parochial church council.
Glebe	Land or buildings vested in the Diocesan Board of Finance that either provides a rental income to augment the Diocesan Stipends Fund or provides housing for those involved in the cure of souls.
Group Ministry	An arrangement, authorised by the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 whereby the clergy of two or more separate benefices can assist each other to make the best possible provision for the cure of souls in the area as a whole.

 

Incumbent	Holder of a benefice (which can be either a freehold or a Common Tenure office) – and can be either a rector or a vicar - with responsibility for the cure of souls. May be assisted by curate, deacon, licensed lay worker, retired priest etc.
Joint Council	A provision brought about by the Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019, which may only be established under the Church Representation Rules, and deals with matters that may be delegated to it by the PCCs concerned. Please note that it is now no longer possible for any new group councils, team councils or joint PCCs to be established under the CRRs (or for a time-limited permissive option under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 process).
Leave to Appeal	Any person who makes a representation to the Commissioners against a pastoral scheme has a right to apply for leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against a decision of the Commissioners to proceed notwithstanding that representation.
Members ('Other') of a Team Ministry	May be clerical or lay (see s.34 of Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011). They share the pastoral care of the area with the team rector and team vicars, but NOT the cure of souls.
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011	The Measure of the General Synod which authorises changes in pastoral reorganisation. Designed to "make better provision for the cure of souls". Part of the law of the land and equivalent to an Act of Parliament.
Mission, Pastoral  and Church Property Committee	A Committee of the Commissioners' Board of Governors which makes decisions on representations on pastoral, church buildings, houses and glebe matters. It is chaired by the Third Church Estates Commissioner.
Parish Centre of Worship	An unconsecrated Place of Worship designated by the bishop under s.43 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 whereupon for most purposes (other than marriage) it is regarded as a parish church.
Parish Church	A consecrated building in a parish in which, subject to canon law, the statutory services must be held. Parishioners have a right to be married, baptised etc. in the parish church. S.41(2) of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 requires that any new church or existing building which is to become a parish church must be approved by the bishop, subject to the bishop having consulted both the Diocesan Pastoral Committee and the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

 

Parochial Church Council Representative body of parishioners elected from those on the electoral roll in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Usually chaired by incumbent.

 

Parsonage House	The official place of residence of an incumbent of a benefice. The house belongs to the incumbent in right of his or her office.
Pastoral Order	A document which effects changes in pastoral reorganisation made under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Differs from a pastoral scheme mainly in that it deals with lesser matters.
Pastoral Scheme	A document which effects more complex changes in pastoral reorganisation made under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.
Patron	The person or body owning an advowson (i.e. right to present a priest to a benefice) who may be a private individual or a corporation (ecclesiastical or lay).
Plurality	The holding of two or more separate benefices by one incumbent who then has the freehold of all the benefices. This can only be authorised by a scheme or order under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.
Priest in Charge	A priest given charge of a benefice by licence of the bishop. (S)he has not been presented and is not the incumbent but holds office under common tenure.
Representations	The Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 requires that any draft scheme or order be published and made available to the public. Any person can make written representations to the Commissioners either for or against what is proposed.
Team Ministry	A special form of ministry whereby a team of clergy and possibly lay people share the pastoral care of the area of a benefice. Can only be established by a pastoral scheme.
Team Rector	The priest in a team ministry who heads the team and owns the property of the benefice. (S)he shares the cure of souls with the team vicars.
Team Vicar	A priest of incumbent status in a team ministry, other than the team rector. (S)he shares the cure of souls with the team rector and other team vicars.

 

 

Notice

Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

Draft Pastoral Scheme

28 February 2024 The Church Commissioners have prepared a draft Scheme in respect of proposals sent to them by the Bishop of Portsmouth providing for: (i) terminating the plurality established for the benefices of Binstead; Havenstreet St Peter; and Wootton; (ii) terminating the plurality established for the benefices of Ryde (All Saints); and Swanmore St Michael and All Angels; (iii) the union of the benefice of Ryde (All Saints) and the benefice of Swanmore St Michael and All Angels and their constituent parishes, for the appointment of the first incumbent of the new benefice and for his parsonage house to be that of the benefice of Ryde (All Saints), for the transfer of the parsonage house of the benefice of Swanmore St Michael and All Angels to the Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance for diocesan purposes and for the future patronage arrangements for the new benefice; and (iv) a new plurality to be established for the new benefice of Ryde, the benefice of Binstead, the benefice of Havenstreet St Peter and the benefice of Ryde St John the Baptist, Oakfield, Ryde and Holy Trinity, Ryde.

 

The draft Scheme is on our website www.churchofengland.org/consultation or you may obtain a copy from me. Large print and/or audio copies are available on request. Anyone may make representations for or against all or any part of the draft Scheme (please include the reasons for your views) by post or, preferably, by email to reach me no later than midnight on Monday 15 April 2024. If I have not acknowledged its receipt, please ring or e-mail me. For administrative purposes, a petition will be classed as a single representation and we will only correspond with the sender of the petition, if known, or otherwise the first signatory for whom we can identify an address – “the primary petitioner”.

 

• When making a representation, please indicate the nature of your interest in the proposals (e.g. parishioner, member of parochial church council, etc) and whether you would like an opportunity to speak to the Commissioners regarding your representation if they decide a hearing should be held regarding the case.

 

• If we receive representations against the draft Scheme, we will send them, and any representations supporting the draft Scheme, to the Bishop whose views will be sought. Individual representors and the primary petitioner will then receive copies of the correspondence with the Bishop (including copies of all the representations) and will be told whether a hearing is to be held. They and individual petitioners may comment further to the Commissioners. Copies of all of the representations received and associated correspondence will be published on the Commissioners’ website if the matter needs to be considered by the Commissioners.

 

• If a hearing is held, anyone may attend the meeting of the Commissioners’ Committee that considers the case and representors may have an opportunity to speak to it. Otherwise, if a hearing is not to be held, the case will be considered in private and you will be informed accordingly.

 

• When we acknowledge representations we will let individual representors (and the primary petitioner) know the next few dates of our Committee’s meetings. We will confirm the actual date if a hearing is to be held nearer the time.

 

• The Committee will decide if the draft Scheme should proceed when it considers all the

representations on the basis of a paper prepared by the Commissioners’ staff and any points raised at the meeting. The Commissioners will notify all representors of their decision and give a statement of the reasons for it.

 

• Please see www.churchofengland.org/consultation for further information about the procedure.

 

Rex Andrew  Email address: rex.andrew@churchofengland.org   Tel: 020 7898 1743

Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ