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MAILING CONTENTS PAGE.Pub Clergy Mailing - July 2018 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Ministry Vacancies Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org JULY 2018 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Mother and son to be ordained at Minster ishop Paul will be ordaining the following BDeacon and Priest candidates at Southwell Minster on the weekend of 30th June – 1st July: Priests - Saturday 30th at 4pm MICHAEL ALLEN - After graduating with a degree in history, Michael was involved in therapeutic work amongst adults with learning disabilities and in secure mental health settings. Karen Hanford and son Richard Michael then trained for ministry Foundation, Birmingham. He is Stapleford Benefice. at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is serving his title with The Revd GARRETH FRANK - Garreth married to Beth and they have Clive Burrows in the Hyson grew up in rural North Wales, two children: Florence (3 ½) and Green & Forest Fields Benefice. before moving to York where he Henry (1 ½). Michael is serving studied History and Politics and his title with The Revd Tim SIMON FELLOWS – Simon is Continued on page 3 Parker in the East Leake, West from Dover and prior to training, Leake, Stanford-on-Soar, he worked for several Christian In this month’s issue: Rempstone and Costock organisations including Operation Benefice. Mobilisation, Lee Abbey 2 Growing Disciples Christian Fellowship and at a NAEEM BAHADUR - Before Christian TV channel. Most 4 News in brief coming to the UK, Naeem recently Simon worked for a ministered in the Presbyterian church in West Bromwich before 5 Prayer diary church for 5 years and his wife moving to Nottingham to train for Rubina worked as a Nurse. They Ordination at St. John’s College. ` 9 Events & information have three children, Cyrus (6), He is married to Julia who is Jeremiah (4) and Zara (8 months from the Faroe Islands. He is 11 What’s On old). Naeem trained for ordained serving his title with The Revd Comings & Goings ministry at the Queen’s Canon Peter Huxtable in 12 @diocswellnott @SouthwellandNottingham 2 July 18 Growing Disciples . Growing Disciples . Growing Disciples . Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk Joint church venture at Miners’ Welfare impacts community joint vision between the Methodist and the AAnglican Churches in Bilsthorpe has produced a new worshipping community. Launched in September last year by the Revd Anna Alls and Deacon Dave Keegan it is the result of both ministers wanting to find a fresh approach to growing disciples. Anna explains: “I’d been praying about the local Miners’ Welfare and so had Dave.. we thought about where people were who were least likely to come to church and started from there. We went to them.” In the first week there were 30 people and it has grown to a regular group of 50-60 consisting of Anglicans, Methodists and new Christians. It is held once a month on the third Sunday in the ‘Big Room’ at the Welfare. “There are no doors,” continues Anna, “People in the bar can hear and join in the in May so we took them along to we don’t have to take ours. They singing. There’s a bit of a talk, the Welfare …. we went into the see us very much as a permanent interactive prayer response, crafts garden and bar afterwards and fixture now, and call me and activities, and we move one lady was very emotional and ‘Vic’…..” around quite a lot. Local put the bracelet on straight away communities like the Scouts and and talked about who she would St John’s Ambulance are pray for. encouraged to get involved. It’s very informal. “Taking the church into the Welfare is having an enormous “We had some prayer beads left impact on the community; they over from the Pentecost Service have even bought us an organ so Niftynotes 3 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Continued from page 1 John’s College, Nottingham and engaging with groups in the hopes to continue her theological villages, including the coffee later worked as a student worker studies with St John’s in the shops. Rachel is serving her title for G2, a fresh expression Autumn. Becky is serving her with the Revd Canon Mark congregation. Outside of church title with The Revd Jonathan Tanner in Radcliffe-on-Trent and life, Garreth enjoys am-dram and Strickland in the Bawtry with Shelford Benefice having trained recently appeared in a production Austerfield, Misson, Everton & for ministry at St John’s College, of Jekyll and Hyde with Beeston Mattersey Benefice. Nottingham. Musical Theatre Group. Having trained for ordained ministry at KAREN HANFORD - Karen PETER SHAW – Peter worked Cranmer Hall, Durham, Garreth was formerly a Probation Officer as an actor for a number of years moved south and is serving his and an adviser for the Citizens' in all sorts of roles, his favourite title with The Revd Canon Steve Advice Bureau. She explored a being a camel. He is married to Silvester in the Nottingham St call to ministry whilst studying Steph, and they have a six-month Nicholas Benefice. theology part-time at St John's old son, Josiah. They met whilst College, Nottingham, where she on tour with the Riding Lights MICHELE HAMPSON - then continued her ordination Theatre Company. Peter trained Michele moved to Nottingham to training. Karen is married to for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, work as a psychiatrist in 1989. David and they have a son, Oxford, and has spent the last Following her retirement in 2012 Richard, and daughter-in-law, year serving his title with The she completed a theology degree Rachel. She is enjoying serving Revd Canon Tim Pullen in the at St John’s College, Nottingham, her title with The Revd Canon Wollaton Benefice and as pioneer whilst helping to care for her Tim Pullen in the Wollaton curate in the Nottingham North elderly parents and then trained Benefice. Deanery. for ordination at Ridley College, Cambridge. She continues to help CHRISTOPHER LEE - Chris Deacons - Sunday 1st July faith communities grow in their sometimes admits to having a understanding of wellbeing and maths degree and trained as a DAVID BEAN - David trained their ability to care for those primary teacher before becoming for ministry at the Lincoln School facing mental health challenges a children's worker for a church of Theology and works for alongside her work as curate. She in York. He is married to Ruth, Trinity Hospital, a Christian is serving her title with The Revd who works for the Young almshouse charity in Retford. Dr Megan Smith in the Lenton Leadership College in the David has been married to Benefice. diocese. He trained for ordination Margaret for 25 years; they have at Cranmer Hall in Durham and is no children but live with an aged BECKY HANCOCK - Prior to currently serving his title with cat called Fred. David will be ordination, Becky spent 22 years The Revd David Pickersgill at serving his title as a Distinctive working for HSBC in various IT Newark on Trent St Mary Deacon with The Revd Sue Management roles, before Magdalene with St Leonard Caddy within All Hallows, deciding to follow God’s call to Benefice. Ordsall with St Michael's & All ordained ministry. Becky is Angels, West Retford, and married to John, a faculty head in RACHEL MITCHELL - Rachel Retford town centre mission. secondary education, and they is married to Sid and has three have two children, Ellie (16) and adult children and one grandchild JACK BULL - Jack met her James (13). As a family they who are all pleased to cheer her husband Rich at London Bible enjoy walking their dogs on in her curacy. Along with College in the 1990s and moved Desmond and Nigel, and preaching, leading and Alpha, to Rich’s native Nottinghamshire generally love spending time with Rachel is enjoying being part of in 1998 to become an honorary one another. Becky trained at St the church community and Continued on page 4 4 July 18 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Continued from page 3 University of Nottingham. This is quirky, independent coffee shops where she met her fiancé Mandla either with friends or with a book. East-Midlander. They have two and they are marrying later this James is passionate about church teenage sons - Nathan (17) and July. Between university and being assessible for all, whether Joseph (15). Jack and Rich were training for ordination at St that be in a traditional liturgical part of the Trent Vineyard Mellitus College, with Barnsbury setting or contemporary worship. community for 15 years, where Parish, Islington, Deborah spent a James will be serving his title Jack worked as Creative year as an intern with St with the Revd Peter Huxtable in Arts/Resource Co-ordinator and Christopher’s, Sneinton. She also the Nottingham North Deanery. developed theological formation worked as a receptionist in QMC. for pastoral staff. Jack will be Over these few years she was GEORGE WHITE - Before serving her title with The Revd involved in the Church Army’s training for ordination, George Matt Roberts in the Woodthorpe young adult programme, Xplore. spent most of his time playing Benefice. She will serve her title with The music and recording/touring with Revd Amanda Digman in the different artists and bands. MIKE FORSYTH - Mike Carlton Benefice and the Colwick George moved to London in 2012 trained as a chef before joining Benefice. to study theology and in 2015 the RAF as a Logistics Officer; began training for ordination at St serving in the UK, Falkland SIMON JONES - Simon has Mellitus College.
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