Clergy Mailing - June 2016 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Ordination Prayers 2016 3. Ministry Vacancies 4. Press Release - new church 5. Bishop’s Week of Prayer 6. Finding direction through prayer 7. Raising awareness of gypsy and traveller issues 8. Journey in Faith Course 2016/17 Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org JUNE 2016 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Vision for 7,000 new disciples shared with Synod he Diocesan Synod met in April with a particular Tfocus on Growing Disciples – wider, younger and deeper. In his address to the Synod, Bishop Paul spoke about his deep thankfulness to God and hope for the Church as he reflected on the life of the diocese after nine months as bishop. Considering the words of Jesus in ever increasing needs of people Sarah Clark went on to describe Luke 10, ‘The harvest is across our communities. Bishop the priorities that the Bishop’s plentiful’, Bishop Paul said: Paul told Synod that this need not Staff with Bishop’s Council have “Wherever I look in the diocese diminish our vision or sense of been developing over the past few we do not lack for precious hope reminding the Synod “that months. opportunities to love and serve Jesus has a good track record of people in Jesus’ name. We also taking what is small and weak Continued on page 3 live among 1.2m people many of and multiplying it many times whom are remarkably open to over”. In this month’s issue: considering the deeper issues of life and faith, but who have not Bishop Paul shared with the 2 News in brief yet encountered the reality of Synod some emerging priorities God’s transforming love through for the diocese around ‘Growing 4 Events & information the message of the gospel.” Disciples – wider, younger and deeper’ with the aspiration to 5 Prayer Diary He went on to say that as a welcome 7,000 new disciples by 2023. Church we can often feel ` 9 Training Courses stretched in terms of resources, The Bishop’s Advisor for especially people to share in the 11 What’s On work of Christ growing new Strategic Development, Canon Richard Kellett, and the disciples and responding to the 12 Comings & Goings Archdeacon of Nottingham, 2 June 16 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Bishop’s Week of Prayer Apply now for 19 – 26 June 2016 grants to support work with he diocesan vision around ‘Growing Disciples – refugees and Twider, younger, deeper’ asylum seekers is something we are continuing to prayerfully develop over the Churches are being invited to coming months. You are invited apply for grants from the to join Bishop Paul during his Bishop’s Welcome Fund which week of prayer at one of the was set up to support projects in following prayer events across the diocese working with the diocese for an evening of refugees and asylum seekers. prayer, worship and the Word. There is now enough in the fund Sunday 19 June 2016, for a first round of applications; 7pm to 8.30pm Wednesday 22 June 2016, the money was raised during this Deaneries of West Bingham and 7.30pm to 9pm year’s Lent and Confirmation East Bingham Deaneries of Gedling and Appeal. at St Peter’s Church, Ruddington Newark & Southwell at St Swithun’s Church, Parishes and churches can apply Monday 20 June 2016, Woodborough for grants of between £250 and 7.30pm to 9pm £500 to support projects that Deaneries of Newstead and Thursday 23 June 2016, offer a ministry of hospitality Mansfield 7.30pm to 9pm and support to refugees. at St Peter’s Church, Ravenshead Deanery of Bassetlaw and Bawtry The Appeal was inspired by the Tuesday 21 June 2016, at St Saviour’s Church, Retford plight of people fleeing war and 7.30pm to 9pm persecution from around the Deaneries of Nottingham North These gatherings are open to all, world, particularly in the Middle and Nottingham South please spread the word in your East and parts of Africa, The at St Helen’s Church, Stapleford parish(es) and come to whichever complex legal processes they is most convenient to you. face when they arrive in the UK can leave many destitute in our neighbourhoods. A Christian perspective on EU Churches, charities and projects referendum in the diocese have been offering hospitality and support The Reimagining Europe website offers Christian reflection and for many years, providing legal debate on Britain’s future relationship with the EU as we get ever help, safe housing, signposting, closer to the referendum on Thursday, 23 June. language skills, and food parcels. It does not take an ‘in’ or ‘out’ line but is committed to communicating Christian reflection and commentary in ways that The fund is there to support this enhance public understanding on an issue that many find confusing existing work and to help and divisive. churches looking to start new Continued on page 12 projects. Niftynotes 3 Synod report. Synod report. Synod report. Synod report. Continued from page 1 Read Bishop Paul’s full address at www.southwell.anglican.org Richard said: “The primary aim to welcome and grow new Emerging priorities disciples will be through the Compelled by the love of Christ ongoing ministry of every local by 2023 we will seek to: church – the other strands of this vision are about supporting this Welcome 7000 new disciples ministry as we look to reach out into the fellowship of Christ and in new ways to serve all who live his church in the diocese.” Commission 1000 Younger Archdeacon Sarah explained the Leaders equipped and inspired to priority around developing around Growing Disciples will be serve the purposes of God in the Resource Churches that can ‘give further developed and honed over Church and Society themselves away’, including the coming months as planting or grafting New conversations continue with Plant or graft 75 New Worshipping Communities. She Deanery Leadership Teams and in Worshipping Communities to shared the plan for establishing a parishes. increase our reach in sharing the new younger Resource Church in story of Jesus with all and the city to reach out especially to “Every church will be invited to growing new disciples those under 30 living, working or prayerfully review its own local studying close to what is known plan for ‘Growing Disciples – Develop 25 Resource Churches as the ‘Creative Quarter’ near wider, younger and deeper’. in every part of the county, Hockley. Sarah also spoke about Central to this review will be growing to give themselves away the early stages of thinking for a giving thanks to God for all that mid-county younger Resource he is already doing among us as Serve as 1 Church prayerfully Church. people of all ages are being contending for the gospel in drawn deeper into the life of every community and sphere of Bishop Paul said: “The wider faith, which is something we public life in our city, county and diocesan vision and strategy celebrate at every Confirmation.” region Minster memorial to sacrifice of war offers hope for the future unique memorial to the with the Lord Lieutenant of sacrifice of members of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Peace ASouthwell Diocese in and Vice Lord- Lieutenant, war, from the outbreak of World Colonel Tim Richmond who, on War 1 to the present day, has been behalf of the Nottinghamshire installed in Southwell Minster, Lieutenancy, undertook the and will be dedicated at a special fundraising needed. This has service on Sunday 10th July. come in the main from private benefactors, with additional The Window and Plaque were support from regimental commissioned in 2014 by the associations and Royal British then Dean of Southwell and the Legion branches. Cathedral Chapter, in conjunction Continued on page 12 4 June 16 Events & information. Events & information. Events & informatio New prayer diary to be launched A creative day at Sacrista Prebend revamped version of the prayer diary, designed to Sally Smith will lead a day Astrengthen and extend the ‘Exploring Creative Prayer’ on prayer life of the diocese, will be Saturday 11th June 2016 from launched later this year. 10am to 4pm. It will be more interactive, more This is an opportunity to inclusive, and more creative, explore, in silence, different supporting discipleship and ways of praying through encouraging worship with a range creativity. Different ways of of prayer and devotional resources, praying will be introduced, and including prayer videos. there will be time for participants to spend praying on The prayers will be more sharply their own. Come prepared to focused: instead of a general prayer for a parish as featured in the have a go. Masterpieces, or even current diary, parishes will be able to choose their own subjects for good works of art are not looked prayer via an e-form that will be sent to them; each parish will be for, but for engaging with God prayed for once a year. through doing. Church schools will be included in the diary, recognising their Sally Smith is commissioning contribution to the life of the diocese, along with the Anglican editor for the Bible Reading Communion, and a special feature on Vocations in August. There will Fellowship publication, Quiet be more options for prayer as the diary will link to other sites and Spaces. She is experienced in resources so that it becomes part of people’s discipleship. leading quiet days, and enjoys creating spaces for prayer. She Archdeacon David Picken, who is leading the group working on the is a spiritual director in the project, said: “I am really pleased to be part of this revision.