Clergy Mailing - November 2019

Contents

1. Nifty Notes

2. Ministry Vacancies

3. Church School Leaders’ Conference

booking form

4. Volunteers needed - Southwell Minster

Education Team

5. Spiritual Accompaniment Course

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N i f t y n o t e sNOVEMBER 2019

Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: nicola@southwell.anglican.org

Following on the success of

last year’s campaign, the

Church’s national Advent and

Christmas campaign for 2019 will

again take the theme Follow The

Star, which invites people to

experience the wonder and

excitement of the Wise Men’s

journey to see Jesus.

There are two main resources available, each designed for churches to

give away at Christmas services and events:

� The Follow the Star 2019 booklet offers a reflection for each of

the 12 days of Christmas with a short Bible passage, a simple

prayer and a challenge to reflect or act differently.

� The Follow the Star 2019 leaflet is designed for churches who

wish to promote the campaign to large groups of people. It

contains a short challenge for each day plus QR codes linking to

the full reflections on the forthcoming Follow the Star app.

Both the booklet and leaflet are supported by additional free digital

materials, including suggested activities for families based on each

day's theme. Booklets and leaflets can be ordered at:

www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/follow-the-star-2019

Churches are also being encouraged to use the A Church Near You

website to publicise their Christmas services and events. The website

gets more than 12 million page views each year and 81 per cent are to

use the site to encourage church attendance.

Find out how to get involved in Follow The Star 2019:

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/stories-and-

features/how-can-your-church-get-ready-advent-and-christmas-2019

Follow the Star – all the

way to the manger

In this month’s issue:

2 New in brief

4 Events and information

5 Prayer diary

`8 World links news

10 What’s On

12 Comings & Goings

After nearly eight years as

Archdeacon of Newark, The

Venerable David Picken is

moving on following his

appointment as the Archdeacon

of Lancaster in the Diocese of

Blackburn.

David, who leaves in mid-

January next year, said: “I will

miss Southwell & Nottingham

enormously. I have thoroughly

enjoyed my time here and met

some wonderful people who it

has been a privilege to serve as

part of God’s ministry.

Continued on page 6

Archdeacon David

taking up new role

in Diocese of

Blackburn

2 November 19

Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . .

Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk

It is over a month now since the oneLIFE mission took place in the diocese, when churches across the

diocese organised hundreds of events to attract new people. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu,

was here to support the mission along with Bishop Paul, Bishop Tony, and visiting Bishops from other

dioceses.

Over four exciting days of the mission, churches shared the good news of Jesus with the people in their

communities.

As part of the follow-up to the mission more than 80 nurture courses are running to welcome and support

people who want to explore questions of faith.

There are many stories of people touched by the mission: following on from oneLIFE in the River Idle

Benefice, 16 people attend an Alpha Supper in a local café; 15 of those who attended signed up on the

night to continue to meet, and another joined along the way.

One of the visiting evangelists hosted in Bassetlaw and Bawtry Deanery was an ex-SAS sniper, Neil

Obbard. Someone who had been invited to a Men's Pie and Pint evening recognised him when he turned up

because they had served together in the military. They chatted together, he listened to Neil's testimony and

later signed up to do Alpha.

The Woven network of churches in the north of Nottingham held a week of activities in local schools as

part of oneLIFE: Bluecoat Aspley, Bluecoat Wollaton, Bluecoat Beechdale and Nottingham University

Samworth Academy.

During the week a group of singers, rappers, actors and sport coaches took over assemblies, classes and

lunch clubs with the aim of sharing the love of Jesus.

A youth event at the end of the week at St Margaret’s Aspley was attended by more than 100 young

people; an event at St John’s Bilborough was attended by 400, with more waiting outside to get in.

If you would like to share your oneLIFE story, contact richard.ellis@southwell.anglican.org

Check out our interactive oneLIFE nurture course map at: southwell.anglican.org/onelife-map/

More than 80 nurture courses are part of the

follow-up to oneLIFE mission

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Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . .

Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk

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Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . .

Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk

Niftynotes 5

Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . . Growing Disciples . . .

Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk

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News in brief . . . News in brief . . . News in brief . . . News in brief . . .

Continued from page 1

“I leave at an exciting time for

the diocese but I felt a clear sense

of calling when the new role was

drawn to my attention; I will be

sharing in the work on missional

growth in the churches, in

particular in relation to children

and young people, and that is an

opportunity I could not resist.

“I will also work very closely

with the schools in the diocese

and chair the Department of

Education, as I have done latterly

here.

“It has been exciting to serve in

this diocese, which has a vision

for growth and is thoroughly

engaged in bringing that vision to

fruition under the leadership of

Bishop Paul and the whole team.”

Bishop Paul said: “This is a God-

given opportunity for David and

an excellent appointment for the

Diocese of Blackburn. David has

been faithful in discerning and

responding to God’s call to this

new sphere of ministry and will

be joining a diocese and senior

team that is bold, imaginative and

prayerful as they move forward in

the mission of God among the

people of Lancashire.

“We will hugely miss David and

Cathy’s kindness, joy and

enthusiasm for the work of God,

especially among children,

families and in schools, yet above

all we will miss their gift of

friendship and encouragement.”

David, who was installed as the

Archdeacon of Newark in 2012,

was born in Hednesford,

Staffordshire in 1963 and was

educated locally. In 1984 he

graduated with a BA Hons in

English Literature and Religious

Studies from London. The

following year David completed a

PGCE and married Cathy, also a

teacher. After a short teaching

career, including a time in

Retford, David went to Lincoln

Theological College to study for

the priesthood.

In 1990 David was ordained

deacon and served as a curate in

the Worth Team Ministry in

Chichester diocese. In 1993 he

became a Team Vicar in Wordsley

in Worcester Diocese. Here he

pioneered a church plant and was

a half-time hospital chaplain. In

1997 David was appointed Team

Rector within the same team and

became Area Dean in 2001. In

2004 David moved to High

Wycombe as Team Rector. He

served as Area Dean until

preparing to move to Southwell

& Nottingham and was made an

Honorary Canon of Christ

Church, Oxford, in 2011.

In his spare time, David enjoys

cricket and football and is a

Manchester United supporter, but

takes a keen interest in Mansfield

Town FC as well. His wife Cathy

is a nationally accredited

practitioner for ‘Godly Play ‘.

She is a Trustee of Lighthouse, an

annual Children’s summer event

attended by over a 1,000 children.

David’s last day in this diocese

will be on 16th January, 2020,

when he will chair a diocesan

discernment panel.

He will be installed as the

Archdeacon of Lancaster on 4th

February.

Mrs. Palmer’s Christmas Coffee Morning20th November 2019

‘Church Cottage’, Church Lane, Thoroton, NG13 9DS. 10am–12 noon. £2 entry includes coffee &biscuits. Tombola/Gift Stall/Home Produce. All proceeds to St. Helena’s Thoroton. All welcome!

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News in brief . . . News in brief . . . News in brief . . . News in brief . .

Acommunity choir – the Collingham Singers – who were

invited by a couple to sing at their wedding on 1 June 2019 at

St John the Baptist, East Markham, sang for the Bishop of

Birkenhead at a oneLIFE mission event.

Vicar, the Revd Bronwen Gamble, who married the couple, Peter and

Carole, explains: “The choir were pleased to come and they did a

great job and were highly appreciated. At the end of the service during

the tidying up process, I had a chat with the leader of the choir to say

how much we enjoyed their singing. She said they enjoyed it too and

would be happy to offer a concert for free. So I asked if they would be

available on 14th October for a oneLIFE event and the answer was

‘Yes.’

The choir normally do this sort of thing as fund-raisers for churches

and charities but the PCC agreed to Bronwen’s request that the

concert should be free entry with refreshments and, as part of the

OneLIFE mission, there would be a short gospel presentation, with an

opportunity to give donations, but essentially as a gift to the

community.

Bronwen continues: “Everyone enjoyed the oneLIFE event, including

Peter and Carole and we had lots of good feedback. Not as many

people came as we hoped for but some different faces, one of whom

turned up at our Friday Café this morning.

“Bishop Keith (the Bishop of Birkenhead) spoke briefly before the

last song which happened to be ‘You’ll never walk alone’ – chosen

coincidentally by the choir, as Birkenhead itself is only three miles

from Liverpool FC’s ground at Anfield!

“We are hugely grateful to the Collingham Singers who gave us, for

free, a wonderful evening of music and poems including ‘The Lion

sleeps tonight’ and a rendition of ‘The Lion and Albert.’ The Singers

enjoyed being with us (they liked the acoustics and we have a loo!)

and are waiting for an invitation from us for a return visit… so the

diaries are coming out very soon!”

Collingham Singers perform for Bishop

Southwell Minster are holding

their annual afternoon to

experience the life of a chorister,

on Saturday 9th November from

2pm.

Choir Master, Paul Provost says:

“The Chorister Experience is a

great chance to come to the

Minster and learn all about our

amazing choir.

There will be singing, games,

and dressing up as well as

meeting our own Cathedral

Choristers over tea, squash, and

cake. Aimed particularly at boys

and girls in current school year

2, the afternoon is also suitable

for those in years 3 & 4 and

parents are encouraged to stay

and take part in their own

activities.”

To find out more about this

free event, and to register,

please contact:

Paul Provost at

rectorchori@southwellminster.

org.uk or call 01636 817281

Amazing

Chorister

Experience at

Southwell Minster

Rural Ministry and Mission

“Growing the Church in a Rural Context”

Facilitated by Revd Tors Ramsey, Diocesan Church Growth and Planting Enabler & Richard Kellett,

Diocesan Director of Discipleship and Ministry

Monday 25th November Jubilee House, Southwell

9.30 a.m. for 10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Please register Catriona catriona@southwell.anglican.org

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www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes

PrayerdiaryIn December we pray for. . .

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Sun 01 Dec ADVENT Sunday: Today we begin a new Church Year. We give thanks for all that has been and what

shall be. We commit to the Lord our Advent Pledges for how we will see to assist Disciples to Grow

Wider, Younger and Deeper across our diocese.

Lord God, may we, your people, who look forward to the birthday of Christ experience the joy of

salvation and celebrate that feast with love and thanksgiving. We ask this through Jesus the Lord.

Amen

Pray for mission agencies and their work throughout the Anglican Communion

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Porvoo, Bishop Björn Vikström

Mon 02 Dec BASSETLAW & BAWTRY DEANERY (Area Dean: David Gough; Lay Chair: Rick Brand; Associate

Priests: Tim Pownall Jones)

Seoul (Korea) The Rt Revd Peter Lee; Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada) The Rt Revd Geoffrey

Peddle

Tue 03 Dec Austerfield, St Helena; Bawtry, St Nicholas; Misson, St John the Baptist; Everton, Holy Trinity;

Mattersey, All Saints (Jonathan Strickland, Becky Hancock)

Seychelles (Indian Ocean) The Most Revd James Song (Primate); Eastern Oregon (The Episcopal Church)

The Rt Revd Patrick Bell

Wed 04 Dec Beckingham, All Saints; Walkeringham, St Mary Magdalene; Misterton, All Saints; West Stockwith,

St Mary the Blessed Virgin; Clayworth, St Peter; Gringley-on-the-Hill, St Peter & St Paul (David

Henson)

Sheffield (England) The Rt Revd Pete Wilcox; Sheffield (England) The Rt Revd Peter Burrows; Eastern

Zambia (Central Africa) The Rt Revd William Mchombo; Easton (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd

Santosh Marray

Thu 05 Dec SECTOR MINISTRIES: University Hospitals NHS Trust – Queens Medical Centre (Julian

Hemstock, Gail Spencer, Lynn Raynor)

Shinyanga (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Johnson Chinyong'ole; Eau Claire (The Episcopal Church) The Revd

William Lambert

Fri 06 Dec Blyth, St Mary & St Martin; St Mary & St Martin’s Church School; Ranskill, St Barnabas; Scrooby,

St Wilfrid (Jacqueline McKenna)

Shyira (Rwanda) The Most Revd Laurent Mbanda (Primate); Edinburgh (Scotland) The Rt Revd John

Armes

Sat 07 Dec Carlton-in-Lindrick, St John the Evangelist; Langold, St Luke; Oldcotes, St Mark (Mark Orr)

Shyira (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Samuel M Mugisha; Edmonton (Canada) The Rt Revd Jane Alexander

Sun 08 Dec The work of Sacrista Prebend and its staff (Vacant)

Pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union around the world; Sheran Harper - Worldwide President Bev

Jullien - Chief Executive

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Kuopio, Bishop Jari Jolkkonen

Mon 09 Dec Harworth, All Saints (Nicky Skipworth)

Shyogwe (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Jered Kalimba

Egba (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Adekunle

Lafia (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Godwin Robinson

In December we pray for. . .10 November 19

Tue 10 Dec Holbeck, St Winifred; Norton Cuckney, St Mary (David Gough, Richard Hanford)

Sialkot (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Alwin John Samuel; Egba West (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Ajani

Wed 11 Dec Babworth, All Saints; Ranby, St Martin; Scofton with Osberton, St John, Sutton-cum-Lound, St

Bartholomew (Cora Yarrien)

Singapore (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah; Singapore (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Low

King; Egbu (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Geoffrey Okoroafor; Egypt (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd

Mouneer Anis; Egypt (Jerusalem & Middle East) Vacant; Egypt (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd

Samy Fawzy

Thu 12 Dec SECTOR MINISTRIES: University Hospitals NHS Trust – City Hospital (Julian Hemstock, Gail

Spencer, Lynn Raynor)

Sittwe (Myanmar) The Rt Revd James Dein; Eha - Amufu (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Daniel Olinya

Fri 13 Dec Clarborough, St John the Baptist; Hayton, St Peter; North Wheatley, St Peter & St Paul, with West

Burton; Bole, St Martin with Saundby; Sturton, St Peter & St Paul; with Littleborough, North

Leverton, St Martin; South Leverton, All Saints (Mark Cantrill)

Sittwe (Myanmar) The Rt Revd Moses Pa; Ekiti (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Christopher Omotunde; Ekiti

Kwara (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Andrew Ajayi; Ekiti Oke (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Isaac Olubowale; Ekiti

West (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Rufus Adepoju

Sat 14 Dec East Drayton, St Peter with Dunham‐on‐Trent, Darlton, Ragnall, Fledborough (Bronwen Gamble)Sodor & Man (England) The Rt Revd Peter Eagles; El Camino Real (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd

Mary Gray-Reeves

Sun 15 Dec Diocesan Ecumenical Officer (Amanda Lees)

Sokoto (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Augustin Omole; El Salvador (Central America) The Rt Revd Juan David

Melgar

Church of Norway: Diocese of Borg, Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt

Mon 16 Dec East Markham, St John the Baptist; Askham, St Nicholas; Headon, St Peter, with Upton; Grove, St

Helen (Bronwen Gamble)

South Ankole (Uganda) The Rt Revd Nathan Ahimbisibwe; Eldoret (Kenya) The Rt Revd Christopher Ruto

Tue 17 Dec Elkesley, St Giles; Bothamsall, Our Lady and St Peter; Eaton & Gamston, All Saints'; West

Drayton, St Paul's (Cora Yarrien)

South Dakota (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd John Tarrant; El-Obeid (Sudan) The Rt Revd Ismail

Abudigin

Wed 18 Dec Rampton, All Saints; Laneham, St Peter; Treswell, St John the Baptist, with Cottam; Stokeham, St

Peter (Bronwen Gamble)

South Kerala (South India) The Rt Revd Dharmaraj Rasalam; Ely (England) The Rt Revd Stephen

Conway; Ely (England) The Rt Revd David Thomson; Embu (Kenya) The Rt Revd David Muriithi Ireri

Thu 19 Dec DIOCESAN STAFF: Acting Diocesan Chief Executive for the Diocese, Maureen Cole and the

executive team)

South Rwenzori (Uganda) The Rt Revd Jackson Nzerebende; Enugu (Nigeria) The Most Revd Emmanuel

Chukwuma; Enugu North (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Sosthenes Eze

Fri 20 Dec Ordsall All Hallows with Retford St Michael's (Sue Caddy and David Bean)

South West Tanganyika (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Matthew Mhagama; Esan (Nigeria) The Most Revd

Friday Imaekhai

Sat 21 Dec Retford, St Saviours (Ben Clayton and Ben Marston)

Retford, St Swithun's (Vacant: Area Dean: David Gough; Lay Chair: Rick Brand; Clergy: Kate

Bottley; Churchwardens: John Coates, Heather Paxman)

Etche (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Precious Nwala; Etsako (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jacob Bada

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Sun 22 Dec Sisters of the Community of the Holy Cross, Costock

Pray for Christians in other denominations and the work of the ecumenical movement

His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome

His All Holiness Archbishop Bartholomew of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch

The Revd Dr Olav Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches; Bishop Ivan Abrahams,

General Secretary World Methodist Council; The Reverend Chris Ferguson, General Secretary of the

World Communion of Reformed Churches

Church of Norway: Diocese of Oslo, Bishop Kari Veiteberg

Mon 23 Dec Worksop Christ Church; Shireoaks, St Luke (Luiz Lima)

Evo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Innocent Ordu; Exeter (England) The Rt Revd Robert Atwell; Exeter

(England) The Rt Revd Nick McKinnel; Exeter (England) The Rt Revd Jackie Searle

Tue 24 Dec Christmas Eve: As we prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth, we pray for ourselves that we

might invite Him to be born again in us as we Grow as Disciples

Ezo (South Sudan) The Rt Revd John Kereboro Zawo; Faisalabad (Pakistan) The Rt Revd John Samuel

Wed 25 Dec Christmas Day - The greatest birth in history is celebrated today. We pray for all Christians across

the world with whom we have links as the Saviour of the world is acclaimed. O Come Let us Adore

Him!

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the People of Bethlehem; Falkland Islands (Parish of) (Falkland

Islands) The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton; False Bay (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Margaret Vertue

Federal Ministries (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Carl Wright; Federal Ministries (The Episcopal

Church) The Rt Revd James Magness

Thu 26 Dec St Stephen: Today we recall the first Christian martyr. Someone will lose their life today because

they proclaim Christ. In the midst of celebrations take a moment today to reflect upon this and pray

for those who do not count the cost in being a sacrificial offering

Fianarantsoa (Indian Ocean) The Rt Revd Gilbert Rakotondravelo; Florida (The Episcopal Church) The Rt

Revd John Howard

Fri 27 Dec St John: ‘The Word was made Flesh and Dwelt Among Us’. With these words John acclaims, the

Incarnation of God and Man. Today we are thankful for John’s gift and for all evangelists in the

Church

Fond du Lac (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Matthew Gunter; Fort Worth (The Episcopal Church)

The Rt Revd Scott Mayer

Sat 28 Dec Holy Innocents: This sombre commemoration of the death of the young is a sharp counterpoint to

the celebration of new birth. Please pray today for those who are innocent victims of aggression

Fredericton (Canada) The Rt Revd David Edwards; Freetown (Sierra Leone) (West Africa) The Rt Revd

Thomas Arnold Wilson

Sun 29 Dec St. Thomas Becket: Today we commemorate another martyr. We give thanks for Thomas’s gift of

faith and pray for Justin, his successor.

Gahini (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Alexis Bilindabagabo; Gahini (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Manasseh Gahima

Gambia (West Africa) The Rt Revd James Allen Yaw Odico;

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Mikkeli, Bishop Seppo Häkkinen

Mon 30 Dec The first ‘quiet day’ of the week, with no feast day. Take a few minutes today to be thankful for

things that can be celebrated from the last week. We remember those who have not been able to see

family and friends as they have been caring for others and serving in the emergency services

Gasabo (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Onesphore Rwaje; Gboko (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Nyitsse

Tue 31 Dec John Wyclif: Today we recall the life of one of the churches great reformers. We thank God for the

vision we have to Grow Disciples and for the year ahead as we seek to introduce new people to Jesus

Christ as our Lord

George (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Brian Marajh; Georgia (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Scott

Benhase

David Lane, Link Officer for theHoly Land writes:

It was with some excitement

that the congregation of All

Hallows, Ordsall, welcomed

14 of their long-term partners

from St. Paul’s, Shefa Amre

(Diocese of Jerusalem) for a long

weekend visit in July. The group

from Galilee first visited London

and travelled up to Retford on the

Friday evening to be greeted by

their hosts. The Saturday was

given over to introducing the

visitors to Retford, with a tour of

the town and a visit to the Town

Hall, where they were welcomed

by the Mayor.

In the evening the visitors were

invited to a 70th birthday party

given by a member of the All

Hallows congregation and

enjoyed much food, drink,

conversation, dance and

entertainment.

Fr Fuad Dagher, parish priest of

St. Paul’s, preached at the Sunday

morning Eucharist at All Hallows

and presented an olive wood

cross to Revd Sue Caddy. Hosts

and visitors repaired to a pub for

a splendid roast beef lunch before

visiting Eaton to view the village

open gardens.

On the following day the visitors

travelled to Lincoln and toured

the cathedral. On the same

evening the Minster Partnership

Group with St. George’s

Cathedral, Jerusalem, invited the

party to a supper and evening

renewing old friendships at the

home of Dr Hugh and Alison

Middleton. Tuesday saw the

visitors returning to London for

their return flight to Tel Aviv.

Ahli Arab Hospital receives an

award from the United Church

of Christ’s General Synod

In July, the Diocese of Jerusalem

Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

was presented with the Global

Ministries Award of Affirmation

for its courageous ministry of

health care provision in one of the

most densely populated places in

the world; Gaza has a population

of almost 2,000,000 Palestinians,

almost three-quarters of whom

are refugees. The hospital has

continued to provide free medical

care during electricity and fuel

shortages, depleted medical

supplies and structural damage.

For further details about the

Holy Land link contact:

David Lane, email:

lane@waitrose.com

12 November 19

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Partner parishes renew friendships

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Events and information. . Events and information. . Events and informa

Christmas Carol Service in aid of FrameworkRaising funds to help homeless people in Nottinghamshire.

Friday 6th December 2019 7pm at Southwell Minster.

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Reserve your seats at www.frameworkha.org/carolsIf you are unable to access the internet, please call 0115 970 9558

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What’s on . . . What’s on . . . What’s on . . . What’s on. . . What’s on

The Bells are in! All Saints, Hawton invite you to a Dedication Service for the new bells.

Guest Speaker: The Rt Revd Tony Porter, Bishop of Sherwood. 11am. The Church will be

open all afternoon for refreshments and ringing

Richafort's Requiem - The Nottingham Baroque Soloists.8pm, St Mary's Church, the Lace

Market. Nottingham's premier vocal ensemble specialising in Baroque and Renaissance music

return to present a concert of music and readings for All Souls' Day. At the heart of the

programme is Jean Richafort's setting of the requiem mass, one of the great masterpieces of

European music from the first half of the sixteenth century. It will be accompanied by a

selection of readings reflecting the themes of All Souls' day. The concert will last

approximately 45 minutes. Free entry with retiring collection.

St Mellitus College, East Midlands - Open Day. 9am-3pm. For more details and to attend the

day please email: eastmidlands@stmellitus.ac.uk

Tudor and Stuart Music for Voices and Viols - The Choir of St Mary's & The Chelys Consort

of Viols. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church, the Lace Market. For lovers of early music, the Choir of

St Mary's will be joined by The Chelys Consort of Viols for a concert of works by Tallis,

Byrd, Gibbons and Tomkins. Tickets: Nottingham Tourism Centre 08444 77 56 78;

Windblowers: 0115 941 0543 (cash or cheque only); www.trybooking.co.uk/MMU

The West Hucknall Community Cinema Club - regular FREE movies for everyone. Dumbo –

new release. 2pm. Further details: The Revd Jo Stephens 0115 963 3640,

joke.stephens@gmail.com; www.facebook.com/westhucknallcinemaclub/

Remembrance Sunday - Music as part of worship - choral highlights. Durufle Requiem.

6.30pm, St Mary's Church, the Lace Market.

Kings Chamber Orchestra ' Moon & Stars' winter tour. 7.30pm, St Nic's Church, Nottingham.

Tickets: £18 adult, £10 concesion. Stnics.org/KCO www.kco.cool

Bunny Church Fabric Fundraisers annual Festive Food and Gift Fayre.10.30 am–3pm. St

Mary’s the Virgin, Bunny. Admission – Adults £1, accompanied children (under 16) free. Gifts

galore – gourmet chocolate, artisan savoury treats, locally made preserves and honey, sewing

crafts, vintage jewellery, teddy bears, Christmas ornaments, bathing and skin care products,

silk flowers, seeds and pulses, specialty coffee. Raffle and tombola. Enjoy “Nosh in the Nave”

- Home-made refreshments available all day and light lunches served between 12 noon and

2pm.

Sung Evensong with St Mary’s organist, Philip Miles and the Torkard Evensingers. 4pm, St

Mary & All Souls Parish Church, Bulwell.

Parish and Trustee Training - to help support you in your role as a steward of the Church’s

money, CCLA are offering parishes an opportunity to discuss and to explore alternatives to

cash. This session will be of interest to parish treasurers, but it concerns all PCC members as

trustees of the Church’s assets. If you would like to attend, please respond directly to

CCLA@eesolutions.co.uk quoting Parish (Nottingham) in the subject heading.

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham NG2 6AG. Registration at

10.45am for an 11am start (finish by 12.30am after which there will be a lunch).

CCLA are also running another investment seminar that afternoon at 13.45- 5.15pm at the

same venue for charity trustees and covering a range of topics. If you would like to stay on

and attend this seminar, please mention this in your reply to the above email.

The West Hucknall Community Cinema Club - regular FREE movies for everyone. 1pm,

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Items to be included in What’s On for Nifty Notes should be sent to Nicola Mellors at nicola@southwell.anglican.org

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Please note the deadline for the DECEMBER 2019 issue of Nifty Notes is: 10TH NOVEMBER 2019

What’s on . . . What’s on . . . What’s on . . . What’s on. . . What’s on

Tolkien. The Revd Jo Stephens 0115 963 3640, joke.stephens@gmail.com;

www.facebook.com/westhucknallcinemaclub/

Christmas Fayre - various stalls, tombola, raffle, Santa’s grotto. Church open for visitors.

11am– 2pm, St Mary & All Souls Parish Church, Bulwell.

Mrs. Palmer’s Christmas Coffee Morning, ‘Church Cottage’, Church Lane, Thoroton, NG13

9DS. 10am–12 noon. £2 entry includes coffee & biscuits. Tombola/Gift Stall/Home Produce.

All proceeds to St. Helena’s Thoroton. All welcome!1

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St Mellitus College,

East Midlands

Open Day

On Tuesday 5 November 2019

St Mellitus College, East

Midlands are holding an Open

Day for potential students and

you are invited to visit. The day

will be held at St Mellitus

College, East Midlands, 192

Mansfield Road, Nottingham,

NG1 3HX. If Tuesdays are

difficult for any reason do let St

Mellitus College, East Midlands

know and they will find another

day for you.

The Open Day will run fron 9am

and will finish at around 3pm

depending on your interview

slot. An interview is a great way

to get to know you but also for

you to ask questions about St

Mellitus, East Midlands and the

course in a more private setting.

You don’t have to prepare for

the interview but St Mellitus,

East Midlands will ask questions

about your faith journey and

involvement in Christian

leadership, mission and ministry

etc.

If you would like to attend the

day please email:

eastmidlands@stmellitus.ac.uk

Youth skiing/snowboarding trip

Southwell Minster education administrator Matt Hustwayte is

leading a CPAS Ventures ski/snowboard trip for young people

to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, from 10-19 April 2020.

Ski Venture is all about having a great time skiing and boarding, and

finding out more about God, what life is all about and what being a

Christian means.

Along with spaces for 40 young people, there will be a team of

leaders providing food, lessons, entertainment and the evening

meetings. Under 16s £749, 16 and over £789.

Please go to www.skiventure.uk or contact Matt for more

information: 0115 8410727 ski@ventures.org.uk

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Comings and goings . . . Comings and goings . . . Comings and goings

The Revd Colin Douglas Bourne at present Vicar of the Benefice of Toton in the Diocese of Southwell

and Nottingham to be also Area Dean of Nottingham South in the same Diocese with effect from 16

October 2019.

The Revd Denise Watkinson at present SSM Associate Minister at St Paul’s, Hyson Green in the Diocese

of Southwell and Nottingham to become SSM Associate Minister at the “Woven” churches (St Margaret’s

Aspley, St Leodegarius and St Aidan’s, Basford, St Martin’s, Bilborough and All Saints, Strelley, St John’s,

Bilborough, St Martha’s Broxtowe and Christ Church, Cinderhill) all in the Diocese of Southwell and

Nottingham but will be based primarily at St Martin’s, Bilborough. Licensing date: 7.30pm on 13 October

2019. Archdeacon Phil Williams will officiate.

Margaret Lowe of Nottinghamshire Historic Trust writes:

A special thank you to all the Churches that took part in this year’sevent.

To those who have already returned their paperwork – thanks – tothose who have yet to PLEASE ensure that all necessary paperwork

is returned together with any sponsorship monies raised.

Remember that all the money collected on the day is a huge helptowards upkeep of the historic Churches in our area. Notts Historic

Churches Trust rely on days like these to booster their funds toenable possible grant offers to help Churches with their repair

costs.

It is was and still is an excellent opportunity to take advantage ofthe publicity and open your church and for your church members tovisit others churches to see how they interact with the community.

All the details are on the Notts Historic Church Trust web site now -or if you require further information on any of the above please

contact Margaret on mobile 07757 800919 ormargaret.lowe@nottshistoricchurchtrust.com

SPONSORED RIDE AND STRIDE

Registered Charity No. 1171623

Celebration

of

25 years

of Women’s

Ordination to the

Priesthood

Everyone is welcome to a

Service for the above at All

Hallows Church, Ordsall, DN22

7TU, on Saturday, 2nd

November at 3.00pm.

The Celebrant will be Revd Liz

Thomas, a Retired Priest, serving

at All Hallows, who was

Ordained in 1994.

This will be followed by an

afternoon tea.

For catering purposes please

RSVP Mrs Helen Richards,

email: allhallowsordsall@

hotmail.co.uk or Telephone:

01777 702515.

If any Women who were

Ordained Priest in 1994 will be

attending the Service, please

advise Helen of this when you

confirm your attendance.

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MINISTRY VACANCIES

November 2019 Southwell & Nottingham Diocese is a great place to be in ministry for mission! We specialise in creative and stimulating appointments, have generous churchgoers, some beautiful churches and our cathedral is a gem. It’s a varied and exciting area to live in, with excellent access to other parts of the UK. We take care of our church leaders with good quality housing and supportive deanery colleagues. Fresh stipendiary/non-stipendiary/retiring/part-time clergy and laity are welcome!

Diocesan Lead for Growing Younger Disciples (age 0-18) (FT: £42,670) We have an ambitious commitment to Growing Disciples among younger people. You are already an effective and gifted worker amongst this age range who is ready to take on a senior strategic role to inspire, equip and enable 300 churches in reaching the next generation. You are ready for a pivotal role, working within a dedicated Discipleship & Ministry team, excited by the prospect of enabling New Worshipping Communities to be established across the diocese that are well-placed to reach children and youth. We are seeking someone who can develop an innovative training model to equip our churches and 75 Church Schools (including 7 secondary) in Growing Younger Disciples. You have gifts in evangelism and communicating the gospel to children and/or youth and are nationally networked. You will have a track record of initiating and developing work with children, youth and families, seeing spiritual and numerical growth in this area.

For an informal conversation please contact: Revd Canon Dr Richard Kellett, Director of Discipleship & Ministry tel. 01636 817231, email: richard.kellett@southwell.anglican.org

NOTTINGHAM ARCHDEACONRY VACANCIES Clifton – Priest in Charge

A lively community on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham – the largest Parish in the Diocese, comprising two churches. This post is an exciting opportunity to develop and build upon a much valued ministry, which presents both challenges and opportunities for mission.

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The role gives scope to work with a range of secular agencies and statutory bodies in the wider Parish community.The committed and experienced Ministry Team will provide support, encouragement and practical help. We are looking for a priest who:

Has a broad range of practical experience. Able to communicate and teach the gospel effectively

to a wide range of audiences. Is willing to explore alternative forms of worship Has excellent team leadership/collaborative working

skills, a good listener, creative and strategic thinking skills

Is committed to community outreach and ecumenical work

Is committed to developing ministry in the parish in the medium to long term

Closing date 11 November Interviews 28 November For informal discussion and further information, please contact Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham, on 07850 518504 or email phil.williams@southwell.anglican.org.

Porchester – Vicar

St James, Porchester lies on the outskirts of Nottingham and is a warm and welcoming community. We are seeking a prayerful vicar who can help us to grow disciples, especially in areas of the parish and with age profiles (13-45-year olds) that we are not currently reaching. We have a desire to work collaboratively with neighbouring parishes to establish a new worshiping community in expanding housing developments on the northern boundary of the parish. We are also hoping that our new vicar will help our congregation to grow deeper in faith through preaching and teaching, and is able to nurture, motivate and affirm the gifts and contributions of others and encourage us to pray. Closing date 10 November Interviews 21 November  For informal discussion and further information, please contact Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham, on 07850 518504 or email phil.williams@southwell.anglican.org.

Radford - Vicar Radford parish is a vibrant multi-racial and multi-cultural community close to the centre of Nottingham. We are praying for a vicar who is enthusiastic, energetic, visionary, collaborative, prayerful, community-minded, relational and approachable. Someone who will:

Love living in our multi-cultural and multi-racial urban, city context. 

Share the joy of God’s grace with us, draw us into

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worship and pray with us

Be an approachable and welcoming person with a pastoral heart and a listening ear. 

The priorities of the role are to: Discern and develop a fresh vision in collaboration

with the PCC for the next phase of the numerical growth and discipleship rooted in Radford.   

Encourage and create new ways of sharing our faith in words as well as actions. Identify, motivate, teach and mentor lay leaders 

Embrace ministry to children and young families by engaging with the local schools and community. 

Develop and give oversight to the many mission opportunities of our Community centre, its user groups and partner organisations  

Closing date 10 November Interviews 27 November  For informal discussion and further information, please contact Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham, on 07850 518504 or email phil.williams@southwell.anglican.org.

Sneinton St Cyprian – House for Duty Priest in Charge

St Cyprian’s is a Traditional Catholic parish in the Church of England and the Bishop of Beverley provides alternative Episcopal sacramental and pastoral care. St Cyprian’s is affiliated to The Society of St Wilfred and St Hilda, and registered with Forward in Faith. We are seeking a priest who can put into practice our mission statement and the Diocesan focus of Growing Disciples Wider, Younger, Deeper. We need a priest who can inspire younger people to be involved in the life of our church, who can support outreach into schools, strengthen our Sunday School and encourage our uniformed organisations to attend our services. As part of this work good social media skills would be an advantage. We also hope that the new priest will be active in the local community and foster links with other religious organisations in the area. For informal discussion and further information, please contact Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham, on 07850 518504 or email phil.williams@southwell.anglican.org.

Whatton with Aslockton, Hawksworth, Scarrington, Orston and Thoroton (The Cranmer Group) - Vicar

The Cranmer Group was established in 1967 and brings together 6 semi-rural villages, proud of our connection with Archbishop Cranmer. We are looking to grow disciples Wider, Younger and Deeper and in addition to a rich tradition and a range of worship styles, we have started an all age Café church and have a vision to start Messy Church. We currently have engagement with two primary schools.

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We are looking for someone with a manifest commitment to the Gospel, an enabler who will lead confidently and sensitively into new ways of being church, and an effective communicator who can share faith in ways easy to understand. For informal discussion and further information, please contact Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham, on 07850 518504 or email phil.williams@southwell.anglican.org.

NEWARK ARCHDEACONRY VACANCIES

Blidworth and Rainworth – Vicar

These parishes are situated towards the North of Nottinghamshire, just a few miles outside the large market town of Mansfield. They are set in an area with very attractive surrounding countryside. We are seeking a priest who will:

Be a person of prayer and deep faith who will put God at the front as we are led into the future

Be a priest whose experience has shown them that good pastoral care is a vital basis for wider engagement and evangelism

Be committed to a ministry of leadership in both church and community and be keen to build on our experience of partnership in missional church (PMC)

For informal discussion and further information, please ring David Picken, Archdeacon of Newark, on 07917 690576 or email David.Picken@southwell.anglican.org

Hucknall St Mary Magdalene with St John the Evangelist - Vicar

Hucknall is a thriving and growing community with a rich heritage. We are looking forward to welcoming an incumbent who will be the first Vicar of a new parish and will help us to embody the diocesan vision of growing disciples – wider, younger and deeper. St Mary Magdalene is the historic, town centre church and the resting place of Lord Byron.

We are prayerfully seeking a new priest who:

Has a joyful and infectious faith and is open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Has inspirational and strategic leadership and will collaborate across the two churches

Has the ability to communicate the Gospel and lead worship with understanding, relevance and creativity

Has a pastoral and prayerful heart for the whole community, all ages and backgrounds

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Is a good listener who values each person, develops their gifts and challenges them to reach outwards

For informal discussion and further information, please ring David Picken, Archdeacon of Newark, on 07917 690576 or email David.Picken@southwell.anglican.org

Kirkby in Ashfield St Thomas; Kirkby in Ashfield St Wilfrid Priest in Charge

The town of Kirkby in Ashfield is in the West of our Diocese and in bringing together the two parishes we are committed to bringing cohesion to our Anglican presence in the town which is one of the former mining areas in Nottinghamshire. We are looking for a Priest in Charge who will have:

A creative approach to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to deepen and grow their faith

Visionary qualities for ministry The ability to recognise the diversity of styles of

worship and help us create and develop alternatives A desire to create a culture for young people and

families to enable the congregation to reflect the age profile of the parish

Closing date 1 December Interviews 9 January For informal discussion and further information, please ring David Picken, Archdeacon of Newark, on 07917 690576 or email David.Picken@southwell.anglican.org

Mansfield St John with St Mary - Vicar

This is an exciting appointment within the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham seeking to provide visionary leadership for a potential ‘Resource Church’ with a strategic role in Growing Disciples, wider, younger and deeper.

Mansfield is a town with a population c100,000. Fifteen miles north of Nottingham it is a diverse parish, incorporating some significant deprivation. There is engaging and dynamic lay leadership fully committed to nurturing a flourishing gospel ministry.

We seek a vicar who will lead us in

Growing new disciples of all ages especially developing our mission among children and young people.

Developing our public presence and voice in support of the wider local community

Spiritual renewal and numerical growth as a resource for the churches and community of Mansfield.

Drawing on our evangelical theology and spirituality, to develop, nurture and release the gifts of the whole congregation in mission.

An effective leader and bible teacher who has very good personal skills.

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For informal discussion and further information, please ring David Picken, Archdeacon of Newark, on 07917 690576 or email David.Picken@southwell.anglican.org

Skegby with Teversal - Vicar

This is an exciting opportunity to minister in a diverse benefice. Each community has its own church ranging from the historic village of Teversal, the multiple purpose plant of Stanton Hill and the larger Skegby. The churches have engaged well with the Diocesan vision of growing disciples and there is a mature and gifted lay leadership in place. After years of a significant incumbent ministry, these churches are ready to move to the next level of realising their potential and would benefit from their next priest being someone who is excited by the prospect of working from a traditional base in ministry leading to pioneering new forms of mission and outreach. For informal discussion and further information, please ring David Picken, Archdeacon of Newark, on 07917 690576 or email David.Picken@southwell.anglican.org

Coming soon….

Greasley Mansfield St Augustine and Pleasley Hill St Barnabas Discernment process will be announced soon. The profiles are in the process of being produced.

For more information, please contact the Archdeacons’ PA on

archdeaconspa@southwell.anglican.org

We welcome applications from suitably qualified clergy from all sections of the community, and strive to be an equal opportunity employer.

Enhanced DBS clearance is required for each post.

Applicants will be assessed on the criteria for the post and if appointed it will be conditional

on the Bishop’s approval.

Next Bulletin December 2019

Tom Wilson

The Revd Tom Wilson is the Director of St Philip’s Centre, Leicester. Which promotes learning to live well together and nurtures respectful and resilient individuals and communities enabling them to encounter, understand , trust and co-operate with each other. Prior to his appointment as director Tom served in two Church of England parishes in the poorest and most diverse communities in Gloucester and acted as the Diocesan Interfaith Advisor. He has been involved with schools, his local credit union and he has particular expertise in Islam.

Our 10 Minute Talk Contributors and Panelists:

Anna Martin Anna is the proud Principal of Magnus Academy in Newark. She joined the school in 2016 when the perception was it was the school no one could fix and it needed to close. In May 2019 Magnus academy was Judged ‘Good’ in all areas. Anna has over a decade of senior leadership experience in 4 schools. And is married with 3 grown sons and a beautiful granddaughter called Grace.

Rebecca Meredith CBE Rebecca is an experienced proven headteacher, National Leader of Education (NLE) and CEO with over 15 years’ experience of providing the vision and leadership required to ensure high quality education for all children. Rebecca founded Transform TSA with initially 10 member schools in Nottingham City, to share and develop school to school support across like-minded professionals. Transform Trust was founded in 2013, based on the sharing principles of the Teaching School.

Claire Kent Claire has been at Mount C of E Primary in Newark for 20 years, the last three years as headteacher. The school serves a diverse community with 37% Gypsy Roma Traveller, 30% EAL and 30% Pupil Premium across the school. Mount C of E Primary School has strong relationships with communities that it serves and emotional well-being is a priority. This includes many projects to encourage parental engagement, support for the pupils in school and positive relationships with outside agencies. The majority of the school's EAL community are from Eastern Europe (Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and the Ukraine) plus some families from Kenya and Russia.

Church School Leaders’ Conference 2019

Wednesday 20th November

The Derbyshire Hotel, Carter Lane East, South Normanton, Derby (just off Junction 28 of M1)

£95 per delegate.

Gold members of our SLA will receive 10% discount for up to two places

Creating a Culture of Togetherness “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its

many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12

Church School Leaders Conference – Programme Introduction

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Church School Leaders Conference at the Derbyshire Hotel. This year we have taken the theme of togetherness within schools and beyond as we seek to develop learning communities where all are valued and have the opportunity to learn how to ’disagree well’. As Archbishop Wilby said recently, “Reconciliation is less about agreeing than how to disagree well.” Following the success of our 4 x10 minute talks with a question and answer panel last year we have decided to include this again. We hope you will enjoy listening to the wide range of speakers and opportunity for more interaction.

The conference is aimed at all who have a leadership role in church schools, particularly headteachers, chairs of governors, foundation governors, clergy, members of senior leadership teams and school chaplains. Please do prioritise this date in your diary. It is great to have a focussed opportunity once a year to gather all our leaders together and celebrate all that it means to be a church school as well as receiving input. We do hope every school will be represented.

Programme

08.30 Registration and coffee

09.15 Welcome and opening reflection

Keynote 1: Vision, Community and Living Well Together and the importance of inclusivity and partnering with others

Nigel Genders, Church of England Chief Education Officer

Keynote 2: Schools and churches partnering to establish communities of nurture and faith formation with opportunities for new worshipping communities

Bishop Paul Williams, Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham with headteachers and clergy from Young Life Initiative

11.00 Coffee and Market Place

11.30 Living Well Together Conferences: the practicalities and impact

Tom Wilson, Director of St Philip's Centre, Leicester: Diana Ives, Education Office Southwell Minster, Anne Lumb, Diocesan Schools Adviser

12.15 Lunch and Market Place

13.30 Eucharist - The Right Reverend Paul Williams, Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham

14.30 4 x 10 minute talks followed by a Q&A panel - chaired by Anne Lumb

Anna Martin - What does ‘radical’ inclusivity look like in our schools?

Rebecca Meredith CBE - Building a culture of continual learning through being an outward facing school

Claire Kent - Building bridges with parents and the community

15.30 Closing remarks Blessing and sending out

Booking - please email ahorne@southwell.anglican.org to confirm your

place or complete the attached booking form.

About our Keynote Speakers -

Nigel Genders The Revd Nigel Genders is the Church of England’s Chief Education Officer and leads the work of the Church of England Education Office which serves the church’s ministry with children and young people in churches, schools, colleges and universities.

Nigel’s role in education has developed throughout 27 years in ordained ministry. He has worked in a variety of roles including school chaplain, chair of governors in primary and secondary schools, Director of Education for Canterbury Diocese, Head of School Policy for the Church of England and he has been Chief Education Officer since 2014.

Bishop Paul Williams The Right Revd Paul Williams was installed as the bishop of Southwell & Nottingham in 2015. He is passionate about encouraging and developing young leaders. Under his leadership, the diocese have formed Young Leadership College seeking to support the development of rising Christian leaders. 2019 has also seen Bishop Paul lead the YoungLIFE initiative, working with 28 churches and local schools to step change their engagement and ministry with children and families across the diocese.

Booking form

Wednesday 20th November 2019

I enclose a cheque for £95

Please make the cheque payable to

‘Southwell & Nottingham Board of Finance’

Or pay by BACS

Name: SNDBF

Sort Code: 30-96-18

Account number: 02919360

Our school has bought SLA gold level

To book a place please email Ally Horne at ahorne@southwell.anglican.org or post

your booking form to Jubilee House, Westgate, Southwell, NG25 0JH.

Booking forms must be returned by Friday 8th November

Name

Email address

Special Dietary Needs

School name and address

Position in school

Volunteers Needed …to join Southwell Minster’s friendly,

thriving education team.

Can you offer some time to help with

our schools and families?

Tasks include helping with crafts,

refreshments, administration, prepar-

ing resources or leading activities?

No prior experience is needed and no

regular commitment expected, just a

willingness to get involved.

Find out more by visiting our website

southwellminster.org/theme/volunteer-opportunities

Contact Diana Ives (Education Officer) & Matt Hustwayte (Administrator)

for more information.

01636 817993 education@southwellminster.org.uk

Spiritual Accompaniment

An Introductory Course

APRIL – NOV 2020

April 28th

June 2nd, 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th July 7th, 14th

October 13th, 20th, 27th, November 3rd, 10th, 17th,

Retreat Sept 21st-24th

Led by: Sylvia Griffiths, Jean Sims,

with visiting speakers Adrian Chatfield, Alice Keenleyside and Fr Chris Webb

Venue: Sacrista Prebend, Southwell

Further info and application forms are now available

Interviews in the New Year

On behalf of the Southwell & Nottingham Prayer & Spirituality Group

Are you finding that people come to you for help in deepening their relationship with God?

- Do you sense a call to the ministry of Spiritual Direction?

- Are you accompanying others in their faith journey and wish to develop the ministry?

This course is an experiential course for both lay and ordained, exploring the basics of listening, accompanying others and supervision. The key elements to the programme are:

- Personal prayer and reflection using different approaches to prayer

- listening to one another in small groups and developing the ability to respond appropriately.

- Reflection in groups on areas of learning and growth - Teaching and exploration of the significant themes in

spiritual direction and accompaniment. By the end of the course, the participants will have:

- Explored the relationship between personality, temperament and ways of praying and Christian maturing, and be able to apply these insights to the lives of others.

- Studied and reflected on the varied expressions and understanding of ministry within scripture and church history.

- Grown in self awareness and discernment on their own life journey as an essential precondition for travelling alongside others.

The course consists of a half day introductory session, 14 one-day sessions and a 4-day residential retreat. The one-day sessions begin at 10.00 and finish at 3.30.

The dates are as follows: Tuesdays April 28th

June 2nd, 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th July 7th, 14th

October 13th, 20th, 27th, November 3rd, 10th, 17th,

Retreat Sept 21st-24th

The retreat will take place at Launde Abbey from the evening of September 21st to the morning of Friday 24th. This is an integral part of the course. The Course leaders: Sylvia Griffiths was vicar of St Martin’s Sherwood, until retirement. She was trained in Spiritual Direction at St Beuno’s in North Wales and has led the Spiritual Direction Training Course within the Diocese over the last few years. She has also led courses on Prayer, Weeks of Guided Prayer and Quiet Days. She is chair of Spiritual Directions Resource Group. Jean Sims trained in Spiritual Direction in Sheffield Diocese and the Llysfasi workshop. She is a member of the Diocesan Prayer and Spirituality Group and has led courses on prayer, quiet days and a residential creative retreat. She particularly enjoys using creativity in prayer. Visiting Speakers Revd Canon Adrian Chatfield was on the staff of Ridley College as a tutor in Christian Life and Thought. He was also Director of the Simeon Centre for Prayer and Spiritual Life and co-ordinated the college’s corporate worship. He has retired, but is an experienced Spiritual Director and author Miss Alice Keenleyside was on the staff of St Beuno’s Spirituality Centre in North Wales for some years as a Spiritual Director and trainer of other Spiritual Directors. She is an

experienced Spiritual Director, Supervisor and Guide for the Ignatian Spiritual exercises. Father Chris Webb is a Benedictine Monk who is currently the assistant Warden at Launde Abbey, a retreat and conference centre in Leicestershire. He is an international speaker at conferences, a regular retreat giver and author of a number of books. The cost of the course is £700 for those from the Diocese & £800 for those outside or other denominations. Clergy and Readers are able to claim some of this fee back from their respective funds. For more information and Application Forms please write to: Miss Catriona Gundlach Southwell and Nottingham DBF Jubilee House Westgate SOUTHWELL NG25 0JH E-mail: catriona@southwell.anglican.org The maximum number of participants for the course is 12. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25th February & 3rd March 2020. Early application is advised. Closing date for applications - Friday 14th February 2020.

This is part of the Southwell and Nottingham Prayer and Spirituality Group