The Bishop of Sherwood,
the Rt Revd Tony Porter,
endorsed this year’s Lent
and Confirmation appeals and
said we should follow the
command of Jesus to feed the
hungry.
The appeals will support two
local charities that help to put
healthy food on people’s plates.
The Edible Churchyards scheme
encourages churches to use their
land to grow food that can be
shared with the community, while
Ecoworks grows produce at St
Ann’s allotments, Nottingham,
and sells it at a discount to people
on certain benefits.
The appeals are the diocese’s
expression of the national End
Hunger Fast campaign which is
highlighting the desperate plight
of half a million people in the UK
dependent on food handouts.
Campaigners are calling for
churches to pray, to fast, and to
give in support of the hungry.
Bishop Tony said: “As the price
of food continues to rise, there
are households in this diocese just
one unexpected bill away from
empty cupboards. They are part
of the 0.5 million people who are
now dependent on food aid.
“Food banks are doing a
wonderful job in seeking to feed
the hungry. Even more needs to
be done if we are to ‘End Hunger
Fast.’ For this reason I commend
to you the work of Edible
Churchyards and Ecoworks on
our very doorstep. Do consider
supporting these initiatives during
Lent and beyond.
“We will also be promoting both
projects at Confirmation services
in 2014 as new Christians are
commissioned to join every
believer in ‘defending the weak
and seeking justice.’ Let us hear
and respond to the words of
Jesus: ‘I was hungry and you
gave me food, I was thirsty and
you gave me something to drink.’
(Matthew 25:35).
End Hunger Fast is organising a
national day of fasting on April 4.
This is something that you might
like to participate in. (Please
note, fasting can be harmful to
people with certain medical
conditions. If in any doubt at all,
take medical advice).
There is more information on the
End Hunger Fast campaign, and
a set of study notes for Lent, at
www.southwell.anglican.orgContinued on page 2
news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org
N i f t y n o t e sMARCH 2014
Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected]
Heed the call of Jesus to feed the hungry
In this month’s issue:
2 News in brief
4 Events & information
5 Prayer Diary
9 Training Courses
11 What’s On
12 Comings & Goings
News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . .
2 March 14
The four-storey high soft-play area created inside St Saviour’s,
The Meadows, is drawing many new people into the church
building.
Families from The Meadows and surrounding area are making good
use of the facility but the organisers are hoping to attract visitors from
across the diocese.
Sessions are priced at £1.75 for people who live in the area, £3.50 for
those from further afield, which is still considerably cheaper than the
more usual £4.50 to £5 charged at other play centres.
There are reductions for party bookings, and it can be exclusively
booked for larger parties outside of its normal opening hours of
9.30am to 6pm.
The centre, which has a cafe serving ethically sourced food and drink,
was officially opened by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Councillor Ian
Malcolm, in November. He was baptised at St Saviour’s.
Money raised by the venture will be reinvested into the church and
the community.
For more information, telephone 0115 986 4118.
Playing and praying at
St Saviours
Church Legacy:
A lasting gift
A new Church Legacy website
has been launched, offering
essential information for people
considering leaving a gift to a
church in their will.
The website also provides
information for solicitors and
PCCs, and churches looking to
increase legacy giving.
Legacies are a fundamental part
of stewardship and Christian
giving; leaving a gift in your will
is one of the most valuable and
lasting ways you can give thanks
to God for the gifts of your life.
They are a valuable source of
income to churches, contributing
£44.8 million to parish income
in 2011 - that’s almost £3,000
per church, per year!
The website - http://
www.churchlegacy.org.uk/ -
highlights legacies that have
been used to expand a church’s
youth ministry, refurbish a
kitchen, set up a community
support group, and preserve
historic church bells.
Continued from page 1
Promotional flyers for the Lent
Appeal can be downloaded from
the diocesan website or ordered
from Richard Ellis, at Jubilee
House:
richard.ellis@southwell.
anglican.org
telephone 01636 817218
Niftynotes 3
Canon’s book wins acclaim in
United States
News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . .
Abook written by Canon
Professor Emeritus
Anthony Thiselton has
received an award from an
influential American magazine.
The clergyman, who lives in High
Road, Chilwell, wrote The Holy
Spirit: In Biblical Teaching,
through the Centuries, and Today.
Christianity Today, which has a
readership of 250,000, gave the
book its Award of Merit for 2014 in
the category of theology.
Canon Thiselton, 76, said what
started as a biblical study of the
Holy Spirit became a historical
study of the Spirit through the
centuries.
The book, written in 2012, was Canon Thiselton’s eighteenth. He has
since written another – Thiselton’s Companion to Christian Theology
- which is due to be published in December or January. Not content
with that, a twentieth book, on systematic theology, is currently being
written.
Five of his books have been translated into Korean, and one into
Russian. Others are being translated into Indonesian and Portuguese
(to be published in Brazil).
Canon Thiselton, who is the Associate Priest of Attenborough, used to
lecture on systematic theology and the philosophy of religion at the
University of Nottingham. He was also the Canon Theologian,
appointed by a former Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt
Revd George Cassidy.
The Holy Spirit: In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and
Today is published by Eerdmans and SPCK and is available on
Amazon.
Special guest at
Church History
Project
celebration
TV presenter and cook, Loyd
Grossman was the special guest
speaker at a Church History
Project event in the Minster on
Saturday 25th January. It was to
celebrate the work of CHP, and
mark the end of five years of
Heritage Lottery Funding. Along
with Mr Grossman OBE, FSA
and Chairman of the Churches
Conservation Trust there were
also appearances from a variety
of others who had contributed to
the project over the past 15
years. Church History Project
Co-ordinator Heather Sirrel–
pictured with Loyd Grossman
and Nick Harding, Project
Manager, said: “It was great to
have Loyd Grossman with us,
and a good opportunity to say a
huge thank you to all who have
volunteered.”
A new book containing a
summary history of every
church in the diocese was
launched at Southwell Minster
on the day. Published by the
Diocese’s Church History
Project, the book has been
endorsed by Loyd Grossman,
for ‘celebrating the heritage of
our churches.’
Bishop Paul Butler and
Archdeacon Peter Hill also
enthused about the book saying,
“no other Diocese has done this
depth of research, this is
Continued on page 12
Events & information. . . Events & information. . . Events & informatio
4 March 14
Many of you will recall that Mental Health Champions were
endorsed by Bishop Paul at the 2013 Diocesan Conference.
In response to the feedback Opening Minds, decided to re-
name the champions ‘Mental Health Awareness Guides’ (MHAGs).
This helps to clarify their role, which includes:
• enabling all members of the church community to welcome,
understand and support people with mental health problems and
their carers
• ensuring that when we have mental health problems we can be
as fully involved in church life as we wish.
The MHAG is not expected to address the spiritual or psychological
needs of individuals and their carers themselves but may help to
signpost them to other sources of help.
Opening Minds is now seeking to work with about twenty pilot
churches to identify the training needs of ‘Mental Health Awareness
Guides’ We anticipate training will be offered to this group and the
first wave of Mental Health Awareness Guides in the early summer
2014.
We hope to attract participation from a variety of churches with both
large and small congregations. We would like to include rural and
town parishes as well as those within the city.
To ensure their effectiveness in the role, the MHAG should have the
support of both their church leader and PCC. Opening Minds thinks
it is helpful if the MHAG has personal experience of mental health
problems.
We would be grateful if you could send names of those interested
before the end of February to Catriona Gundlach (e-mail
[email protected]). The launch event will held on
15th March 15th (9.30 for 10.00-12.00pm) at The Vine
Community Centre, Bobbers Mill Road, Nottingham, NG7 5GZ
For more information please go to
http://southwell.anglican.org/mission-ministry/seeking-
justice/mental-health/ or contact Opening Minds
Grants to help
clergyMental Health Awareness
Guides: recruiting the pioneersThe Pyncombe Charity offers
financial help to serving clergy
under 70 who are struggling
because of illness, injury, or
other difficult circumstances.
Applications for grants must be
made through the Diocesan
Bishop so that the charity knows
what support is already being
offered by the applicant’s own
diocese.
Any grants are then made
through the Bishop, not directly
to the applicant.
Applications can be submitted
up to 1 April, 2014. Details can
be obtained from Jo Padmore
on 01636 817206, or by
emailing: archdeaconspa@
southwell.anglican.org
Inheritance
Riding Lights Theatre
Company
St Mary’s High Pavement
Nottingham
Saturday 5th April
7.30pm
Tickets
(£10 /£5 U16 /£5 student
standby on the door)
from the church office on
0115 948 3658, office@
nottinghamchurches.org
www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes
Prayerdiary
In April we pray for. . .
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Tue 01 Apr Shireoaks, St Luke; St Luke’s Church School (Martyn Alvey)
Bukedi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Nicodemus Engwalas-Okille
Wed 02 Apr Worksop Christ Church (Martyn Alvey)
Bunbury - (Western Australia, Australia) The Rt Revd Alan Ewing
Thu 03 Apr Nottinghamshire Constabulary (David Henson)
Bungoma - (Kenya) The Revd George Mechumo
Fri 04 Apr Carburton, St Giles; Clumber Park, St Mary the Virgin; Worksop; St Mary & St
Cuthbert; Worksop Priory Church School; (Nicolas Spicer, Stephen Parker)
Bunyoro-Kitara - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Nathan Kyamanywa
Sat 05 Apr Worksop St Anne; Worksop St Anne’s Church School (Simon Cash)
Busan - (Korea) The Rt Revd Onesimus Park
Sun 06 Apr Southwell Cursillo (Tony Tucker)
PRAY for The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan) The Most Revd
Nathaniel Uematsu Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop of Hokkaido
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark: Diocese of Funen, Bishop Tine Lindhardt
Mon 07 Apr Worksop St John; Worksop St John’s Church School (Tim Stanford)
Busoga - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Dr Michael Kyomya
Tue 08 Apr Worksop St Paul (Nicolas Spicer, Stephen Parker)
Butare - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Nathan Gasatura
In April we pray for. . .6 March 14
Wed 09 Apr MANSFIELD DEANERY – (Area Dean: Mark Adams; Lay Chair: Pam Bishop)
Butere - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Michael Sande
Thu 10 Apr Staff at the Bishop of Southwell’s office
Buye - (Burundi) The Rt Revd Sixbert Macumi
Fri 11 Apr Blidworth, St Mary of the Purification; Rainworth, St Simon and St Jude (Hazel
Robinson, Clare Tyack)
Byumba - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Ngendahayo
Sat 12 Apr Clipstone, All Saints (Tony Evans, Louise Holliday)
Calabar - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Tunde Adeleye
Sun 13 Apr The Chancellor of the Diocese (Linda Box)
Jerusalem - (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd Suheil Dawani
Church of Sweden: Diocese of Uppsala, Archbishop Anders Wejryd, Bishop Ragnar Persenius
Mon 14 Apr Edwinstowe, St Mary; Edwinstowe Church School (Tony Evans, Louise Holliday)
Calcutta - (North India) The Rt Revd Ashok Biswas
Tue 15 Apr Forest Town, St Alban; Mansfield Oak Tree Lane, Worship in Community Centre
(Philip Stead, Paul Bentley)
Caledonia - (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) The Rt Revd William Anderson
Wed 16 Apr Mansfield, St Augustine (Caroline Phillips)
Calgary - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Gregory Kerr-Wilson
Thu 17 Apr MAUNDY THURSDAY - that we may show the love of Christ in the service of
others
California - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Marc Andrus
Northern California - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Barry Beisner
Fri 18 Apr GOOD FRIDAY – that we witness to the power of Christ crucified in our Churches
Cameroon (Region Missionaire) - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Dibo Elango
Sat 19 Apr HOLY SATURDAY – Mansfield, St John the Evangelist; Ladybrook, St Mary the
Virgin (Mark Adams, Dave Berry)
Canberra & Goulburn - (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt Revd Stuart Robinson
1. Regional Bishop in Wagga Wagga - (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt Revd
Genieve Blackwell
2. Assistant Bishop of Canberra & Goulburn - (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt Revd
Trevor Edwards
Sun 20 Apr EASTER DAY – Alleluia! CHRIST IS RISEN!
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark: Diocese of Aalborg, Bishop Henning Toft Bro
Mon 21 Apr Mansfield, St Lawrence (Philip Stead, Paul Bentley)
Cape Coast (Ghana) - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Daniel Allotey
In April we pray for. . .Niftynotes 7
Tue 22 Apr Mansfield, St Mark (David Fudger, Keith Hebden)
The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of Southern
Africa
Cape Town - Table Bay - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Garth Counsell
Wed 23 Apr Mansfield, St Peter and St Paul; St Peter’s Primary School (David Fudger, Keith
Hebden)
Carlisle - (York, England) The Rt Revd James Newcome
Suffragan Bishop of Penrith - (York, England) The Rt Revd Robert Freeman
Thu 24 Apr Mansfield Woodhouse, St Edmund King and Martyr; Mansfield Woodhouse
Church School (Allan Scrivener)
Cashel & Ossory - (Dublin, Ireland) The Rt Revd Michael Burrows
Fri 25 Apr Perlethorpe, St John the Evangelist (Tony Evans, Louise Holliday)
Central Buganda - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Jackson Matovu
Sat 26 Apr Warsop, St Peter & St Paul Sookholme, St Augustine (Angela Fletcher, Bruce
Rienstra)
Central Ecuador - (IX, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Victor Scantlebury
Sun 27 Apr Retired Clergy (David Edinborough, Chaplain to the Retired Clergy and Widows’
Officer)
PRAY for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East The Most Revd Dr
Mouneer Hanna Anis President Bishop, Jerusalem & the Middle East & Bishop in Egypt
with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
The Lutheran Church in Great Britain: Bishop Martin Lind
Mon 28 Apr NEWARK & SOUTHWELL DEANERY – (Area Dean: David Milner, Lay Chair:
Penny Peterson)
Central Florida - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Gregory Brewer
Tue 29 Apr The Riverside Group of Parishes - Averham, St Michael and All Angels; Kelham, St
Wilfrid; North Muskham, St Wilfrid; South Muskham, St Wilfrid (Vacant: Area
Dean: David Milner, Lay Chair: Penny Peterson, Churchwardens: George Binks,
Philip Staniforth, Nicola Talbot, Ann Willey, David Watson, Jennifer Pell)
The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury - Dover - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Trevor Willmott
Canterbury - Ebbsfleet - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Jonathan Goodall
Canterbury - Richborough - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Norman Banks
Wed 30 Apr Balderton, St Giles; Barnby-in-the-Willows, All Saints (Tony Tucker)
Central Gulf Coast - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Philip Duncan
Natal Link Officer, The RevdBarbara Holbrook writes:
Like all friendships, there
are times when our Link
with Natal goes through a
quiet period when we wait and
see how things turn out. With the
changes here in the Diocese of
Southwell and Nottingham, we
are marking time at the Diocesan
level. However, even though the
Big Story is slow at the moment,
the Small Stories continue to
flourish. As encounters happen
and friendships grow, lives are
changed and faith is challenged.
This does not always play out
within the context of the Link, but
is a fruit of it none the less. Some
of the highlights of the last year
have been:
� Mike, youth worker at St
Mary’s, Arnold, has returned
to Natal to work as a
volunteer at the orphanage
within their linked parish.
� Curates who have visited have
had their ministry challenged
and changed in significant
ways.
� The churches here I serve
have caught the vision of
becoming an eco-
congregation after that being
a focus of our last visit.
� Visitors to the UK from our
linked parishes have been to
stay in the Diocese as part of
their trip.
� Visits by individual members
of parishes from Southwell
and Nottingham to Natal are
being planned.
� Parish links have become
more lay-led as clergy in
Natal have moved or are
planning retirement.
Part of the gift that this Link is
to us is the way we learn from
the incidentals in our elationships.
A particular challenge to us at the
moment is learning to wait and
that we cannot always plan and
control things. We are ten years
into this relationship, and it still
takes time to mature and grow.
We wait and pray for our future,
for the challenge that this Link
always brings and for our growth
in understanding of each other
and ourselves.
For further information about
the Diocesan Partnerships
contact: The Revd Denise
Dodd, Developing World
Church Links Adviser
07720 511192 or email:
denise.dodd@southwell.
anglican.org
World links news - Natal www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes
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Learning to wait and praying for growth and
understanding in the future
Training. . . Training. . . Training. . . Training. . . Training. . . Training. . . Niftynotes 9
1 ‘Transforming Worship’ –
Diocesan Worship Conference
A special event with speakers and
breakout workshops. More info
to be released later in the year.
Keynote Speakers: Geraldine
Latty and Bernadette Farrell
9.45-4.15pm
Southwell Minster
4 Preaching with Impact
This workshop is aimed at both
those who may be relatively new
to sermon delivery and for
anyone who would like a
refresher. Time will be spent
reviewing planning, discovering
what the sermon messages might
be and how to ensure they are
then delivered in a way that the
congregation can easily follow
and remember. We will explore
communication preferences and
the importance of changing your
style to appeal to the range of
differences within congregations.
There will also be an opportunity
to plan, and practice the delivery
of a current news topic to
experience the techniques learned
and how they can be applied to
any subject. The final part of the
day will be spent planning your
next sermon using these new
skills: something to take away
from the workshop. The day is
highly interactive and is an
excellent opportunity to
consolidated what you already do
well and add new skills for use in
the future. Places are limited so
book early.
Led by Philip Hooper
9.30-4.00pm
Jubilee House, Southwell
10 Being a Foundation
Governor
An important introduction for
new church school governors.
Why is it important and what
does it involve?
Led by Claire Meese
7.00-9.00pm £15.00
Jubilee House, Southwell
Booking: Ally Horne Tel: 01636
817236, email: ahorne@
southwell.anglican.org
18 Challenging behaviour in
your Youth Group- what would
Jesus do?
When everything is escalating out
of control, everyone feels less
than Christ-like! How do we
bring together discipline and
Christian love, justice and
forgiveness, and enable young
people and the youth team to
become more like the people God
wants them to be? Practical
scenarios and helpful techniques.
Led by Angela Brymer-Heywood
& Ali Langton
7.30-9.30pm
Derby Church House, Derby
Booking: Ally Horne Tel: 01636
817236, email: ahorne@
southwell.anglican.org
26 Clergy Study Day –
Joining Together
9.30-3.30pm
Venue to be advised
26 Children and spirituality
and the use of Godly Play
It is important to encourage
children to develop spirituality,
and learn to explore spiritual
issues themselves. This session
will look at the fundamentals of
children and spirituality, and how
Godly Play can help.
Led by Nick Harding
7.30-9.00pm
St Mark’s Church, Woodthorpe
Booking: Ally Horne Tel: 01636
817236, email: ahorne@
southwell.anglican.org
Contact: Catriona Gundlach
01636 817232
email: catriona@southwell.
anglican.org
CMD March
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Transforming Worship Conference – national worship leaders are welcomed for a special one-
day conference. Speakers: Geraldine Latty, an international worship leader, gospel singer and
speaker; Philip Jakob, a leading choirmaster and organist and member of the Iona Community.
The day includes a wide range of practical workshops covering everything from preaching to
youth worship, and is suitable for clergy, lay ministers, musicians, worship leaders, and
anyone who wants to grow in worship. The brochure / booking forms are available from
Catriona Gundlach [email protected] or Nick Harding
[email protected], and can be downloaded from the diocesan website.
Coffee Break Concerts at St Peter's, Nottingham 'Dichterliebe Schumann' - an unmissable
opportunity to hear this iconic song cycle performed by Richard Paterson, baritone and John
Gull, piano. Starts at 11am and lasts for one hour. Coffee & biscuits from 10.15am. Admission
by donation. www.nottinghamchurches.org
CMJ Celebration Day ‘Immanuel God with us The Glory of God’. 10.30am-5pm, coffee from
10am. Lunch available. St Helen’s Church, Burton Joyce. Including children’s programme.
Further details: email: [email protected]/ 0115 965292, email: [email protected]/
07878184182, email: [email protected]/ 01623 883960.
Training day for puppeteers to be run by a team from ‘One Way Puppets’ who are very skilled
and highly entertaining. St Michael and All Angels, Bramcote £15 per delegate. More details
can be found at http://www.onewayuk.com/events.php
Quiz Night. 7.30pm, St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Farnsfield NG22 8JS.
Quiz Master Tony Walker. Teams of six. £6 a person including Supper. Bar available. Contact
Details: Ann Chadwick 01623 882386, Doreen Clarke 01623 882528.
Mansfield Model Railway Exhibition - A selection of layouts in various gauges, both steam &
diesel plus trade stands. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Church Side, Mansfield NG18 1AP. Saturday
1st: 10am–5pm, Sunday 2nd: 10am–4pm. Adults £3.50, Concessions £3, Children £1. Come
along and join us, there’s something for all the family. (All proceeds to St Peter’s Church and
local Scouts)
Southwell Rotary Club Concert - Inspire – A Celebration of Male Voice Choirs. Soloist Heidi
Grice. 7.30pm, Southwell Minster. Tickets: £15 from The Cathedral Shop can be booked by
telephone with a credit/debit card (Please note there is a £2 fee for this service). Tel: 01636
812933 or email: [email protected]
‘Feeding the world in the future: Can we do it?’ Lecture by Professor Tim Benton. 7 for
7.30pm Southwell Minster. All welcome, admission free. Professor Benton will outline the
challenges for food security (providing enough food for all) and the difficulties of doing it on
less land, with less water and with climate change being a really potent force. He will discuss
that sustainable production is needed to protect future generations and that this is itself a
challenge and will end with discussion that for the most part the solution is for us to change
our eating habits and demand less and waste less. In essence he will discuss the quotation by
Professor Tim Lang: “the rich have to eat less, and differently, to allow the poor to eat more,
and differently”. Professor Tim Benton is the UK Champion for global food security.
Further details: Kathryn Anderson 01636 817284, email: [email protected]
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Please note the deadline for the April 2014 issue of Nifty Notes is: 12th March 2014
What’s On. . . What’s On. . . What’s On. . . What’s On. . . What’s On.
Exploring aspects of
the current Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender debate in
the Church of England
St Mary the Virgin & All
Souls Highbury Road
Bulwell NG6 9AD
Four Sessions:Each session will begin with tea
or coffee served from 2.30pm.
The talks will commence at 3pm
and will include a 15 minute
question and answer session at
the end.
Each session will end at 4pm.
Session 1: Sunday 9th
March 2014The History of the Church’s
relationship with the LGBT
community.
The Revd Dr Andrea Russell
Session 2: Sunday 16th
March 2014A Voice for Inclusion—including
same sex blessings/marriage
The Revd Michael Allen,
Changing Attitude
Session 3: Sunday 23rd
March 2014A Voice Expressing Caution —
opposing same-sex
blessings/marriage.
The Revd Andrew Symes,
Anglican Mainstream
Session 4: Sunday 30th
March 2014The Church of England's position
and what the future might hold.
The Venerable David Picken,
Archdeacon of Newark
Contact:
The Revd Andy Nicolls
The Rectory, Station Road,
Bulwell. NG96 9AA
0115 927 8468
Framework annual service of reflection, prayer and thanksgiving. 11am-12 noon, Southwell
Minster. Speakers, expected to include staff, current and former service users, will explain how
the organisation helps homeless and troubled young people to live independently in the future.
They will also seek to highlight its work outside of Nottinghamshire.20 An Ensemble from
Cantamus Girls Choir. 7.30pm, St Michael and All Angels Church, Farnsfield. Musical
Director : Ann Irons; Accompanist : Philip Robinson. Refreshments available. Tickets £12.
Contact Doreen Clarke 01623 882528.
Toccata and Fugue: An hour of Superb Music for the Organ. A programme covering seven
centuries, devised, introduced and performed by Michael Overbury (Organist at Worksop
Priory Church). 6.30pm, St Mary's Church, Carlton-on-Trent. Tickets £5 including
refreshments.
Key Stage 2 Time Travelling for schools at Southwell Minster.
Film Night - 7.30pm, St Michael's School, Farnsfield. £5, wine is available.
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Comings and Goings. . . Comings and Goings. . . Comings and Goings
The Reverend Jonathan Smithurst is Priest-in-Charge in the Attenborough Benefice with a licensing
date of 25 February 2014. In addition to this, Jonathan will also be Diocesan Ecumenical Officer (0.2). To
confirm the Diocesan Ecumenical Officer is a 0.2 Diocesan role in addition to the 0.5 Priest in Charge of
Attenborough.
The Revd Colin Wall, Priest in Charge of Tuxford with Weston and Markham Clinton in the Diocese of
Southwell & Nottingham to be House for Duty Priest in the Riverside Group of Parishes in the same
Diocese. Licensing date to be announced. This is subject to the completion of legalities and DBS clearance.
The Revd Liz Turner-Loisel, Vicar, Annesley with Newstead, in the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham,
to become Vicar of St Lawrence, Hatfield and Area Dean of Snaith and Hatfield in the Diocese of
Sheffield. Licensing date to be announced.
The Revd Simon Cash has been made Area Dean in the Bassetlaw & Bawtry Deanery. He took up the
post on 3 January, succeeding the Revd Jonathan Smithhurst. Simon is Priest in Charge of St Anne’s,
Worksop, St Mary’s, Norton Cuckney & St Winifred’s, Holbeck but based in Worksop.
The Revd Phil R Smith, Assistant Curate, St Peter, Farndon, St Laurence, Thorpe, All Saints, Hawton and
St Michael, Cotham in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, to become Assistant Curate (part time,
SSM) of the East Trent Group in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The licensing was on 12
January 2014 at Girton.
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unique to Southwell and Nottingham.”
The book helps to conclude the five-year Heritage Lottery Funded
project, which has researched the history every church. The
information is available at
http://southwellchurches.history.nottingham.ac.uk/_main/hindex.php
Copies of the full-colour, 300+ page book have been delivered to
every church via clergy and are available, thanks to the Heritage
Lottery funding, completely free of charge. Call in to your local
church if you would like a copy.
‘Feeding the
world in the
future:
Can we do it?’
Lecture by Professor
Tim Benton
Thursday 13th March
7 for 7.30pm
Southwell Minster
All welcome, admission free
Professor Benton will outline the
challenges for food security
(providing enough food for all)
and the difficulties of doing it on
less land, with less water and
with climate change being a
really potent force.
Further details:
Kathryn Anderson
01636 817284
email: marketing@
southwellminster.org.uk