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Clergy Mailing - September 2014 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Ministry Vacancies 3. Big E Day Information Workshop Choices 4. Big E Day Booking Form 5. Children’s Ministry Training Autumn 2014 6. Passionate about Parenting 7. Allured into the desert - Retreat flyer Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org SEPTEMBER 2014 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Diocese appoints its Search for new Bishop: Here’s the first woman Archdeacon job description A document that will play an important part in the selection of a new Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham has been published on the diocesan website. The Vacancy in See Statement of Needs has been drawn up by a drafting committee after consultations across the diocese. It describes the nature of the diocese, its strengths and the challenges it faces. It then outlines the qualities needed in a he new Archdeacon of One thing Sarah will miss is new Bishop to meet those Nottingham is the Revd having her own congregation: “It challenges: someone who is TCanon Sarah Clark – the will be really odd. For the last 16 committed to prayerful first woman to take up such a years my whole life has been Continued on page 2 senior position in the Diocese of shaped by being a leader and Southwell and Nottingham. priest in a community and that is Sarah, who is currently Team the hardest thing to move on In this month’s issue: Rector in Clifton, replaces Peter from. Hill, who left to become the “I was not expecting this to 2 News in brief Bishop of Barking. happen and I have led my last Christmas and my last Easter as a 4 Events & information She said she was excited about parish priest without even 5 Prayer Diary her new challenge: “It feels like realising it.” everything I have done so far in 9 Training Courses the diocese comes together in this Sarah is also the Dean of role. I had a real sense that God Women’s Ministry for the 11 What’s On was in it and that made it possible diocese, and has played a key to put myself forward.” role in encouraging the ministry 12 Comings & Goings 2 September 14 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. New youth worker strengthens ‘All are One’ education team Racial Justice Weekend Saturday & Sunday he diocesan education team 13th & 14th September will be strengthened from 1st September with the T Saturday at arrival of a new part-time youth ministry worker. The Vine Community Centre Workshops 10am-3.30pm David Keetley will join existing (lunch included, part-time youth worker Angela £5 contribution required). Keynote Speaker Brymer to support parishes and : Deirdre deaneries with youth work. Sheahan, Associate Solicitor with Paragon Law, Head of He will join the team with a brief Paragon’s Asylum & Human to identify new growth and Rights Team speaking on the development opportunities for legal aspects of human rights mission and ministry among young from a woman’s perspective. people. His particular Interactive drama performed responsibilities will be: organising central and deanery youth events, by Ice & Fire. building mission links with secondary schools, new youth projects and Fresh Expressions and the diocesan youth confirmation service. Sunday, 6pm at St Stephen’s & St Paul’s Angela’s responsibilities will be: advising parishes on recruitment, Church, Hyson Green. youth worker support and running youth programmes, encouraging Keynote Speaker: The Ven youth participation, setting up a Youth Council, developing young Ruth Worsley, Archdeacon of leaders and young vocations. Wilts and Honorary Chaplain to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Both will be involved in youth leader training. They will work Worship with: Freddie Kofi, together very closely and would be delighted to hear if you need The Rainbow Choir, African support in any of these areas or have questions or queries about any Drummers, songs from around aspect of youth work. the world and listen to personal testimonies. Contact Angela at For further details: [email protected] or on 07887 530751 Dianne Skerritt 07917674680, email: dskerritt@southwell. Contact David after 1st September at anglican.org [email protected] The Ven Ruth Worsley Continued from page 1 discipleship; a risk-taker; a compassionate pastor to all their people: approachable; committed to education and Church schools. See the full document at http://southwell.anglican.org/ vacancy-see/ Niftynotes 3 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Continued from page 1 of women and leading the local debate on women being able to be Bishops. She said of her own appointment as Archdeacon: “The most he successful Back to Church Sunday campaign has become important thing was to get the part of a new and exciting drive for church growth – the Season right person for the role of Tof Invitation, which highlights five significant occasions on Archdeacon of Nottingham which to invite people to church. regardless of gender, but I hope it will be encouraging for These ‘invitational moments’ are perfect for asking people to church, younger women to see that they newcomers and lapsed members of the congregation. can be appointed to senior roles and help women thinking about Since BTCS started in 2004, more than 260,000 people have gone to God’s call on their lives to see church on Back to Church Sunday following an invitation from a that all the doors are open. friend, but research has shown that people are much more likely to “I can only be myself, and that is attend, and to keep attending, if they are invited several times, hence bound to change the mix in some the move to a Season of Invitation, which highlights five occasions form or other. I have always that can be used to get more people through the doors. These are: found women’s ministry to be very welcome in Nottinghamshire.” Back to Church Sunday (September) Harvest (October) Sarah’s induction as Archdeacon of Nottingham will take place on Remembrance (November) 26 October at Southwell Minster. Christmas Starts (early December) Sounding Silence: Christmas painting song Matthew Askey – new Churches that register for Season of Invitation can buy a pack that paintings contains 50 invitation cards for each event, 50 calendar cards, two A4 posters and an A3 poster. The packs cost £35 plus postage. Chapter House, Southwell Minster The Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool (elect), who is part of Opening party Sat 13th Sept the leadership team behind the campaign, said: “The reason we are 7pm. All welcome moving to a Season of Invitation rather than simply one Sunday is that research has shown that when people have been invited a few times there is more chance they will stick. Invite your friends to church on these five moments, invite them to come to the church you love and the church will grow.” For more information, and to register your church, go to www.seasonofinvitation.co.uk 4 September 14 Events & information. Events & information. Events & informatio St Cecilia Concert 2014 The Rock Mass 2014 he last two highly successful St Cecilia Concerts - in 2012 it was a joint presentation within the Nottinghamshire Historic TChurches Trust, and in 2013 a joint presentation with The City of London Sinfonia as part of The Faure Requiem Tour - “uplifting music in our magnificent cathedrals”. The 2014 St Cecilia Concert sees a return, appropriately, to an in house presentation, featuring the Cathedral Choir, the Minster Girls’ Choir, and the Minster Chorale. 2014-2015 marks several milestones in the developing life of the Music Foundation; in May Paul Hale celebrated 25 years as Rector Chori, Southwell Minster Choir 7pm, Southwell Minster Association was founded in 1989, the Minster Chorale is celebrating Live Band - Metanoia its 20th anniversary, and the Girls’ Choir is soon to celebrate its 10th An ancient Cathedral, anniversary. sacramental worship, and stadium Rock atmosphere The 2014 St Cecilia Concert is on Friday, 17th October 2014 at All welcome 7.30pm in Southwell Minster. It will feature Mozart - Coronation Youth Leaders - Please Mass and Vivaldi - Gloria. Tickets priced from £10-£15 are register your Youth Group available from the Cathedral Shop 01636 812933. contact Matt: 01636 817993, email: matt@ southwellminster.org.uk Sacrista Prebend Discovery Day Sacrista Prebend, the Retreat fun adult learning at the newly House in Southwell, welcomes refurbished Archbishop's people every year from all over the Palace, Southwell Minster diocese and beyond for private retreats, quiet days, and a wide Tuesday range of church and community 9th September 2014 activities. Explore the life and history of the Cathedral and Palace Clive Andrews, who has served the House most diligently as Warden through your choice of tours, over the last four years, will retire at the end of this year, and it is demonstrations or talks - some hoped over the coming months to appoint a successor to take the of which take place in areas not work forward. normally open to the public. £6 per person, bring a packed This is a part-time appointment which might be of interest to clergy lunch (or eat at the Refectory) who are newly retired, or to self supporting ministers, or to lay people with an understanding of the contribution that retreat houses can Booking forms and workshop make to the life of the church. choices can be downloaded from the Education page of the Enquiries are sought in the first instance and should be addressed Minster website, or from: in writing to: Matt Hustwayte, email: matt Canon Nigel Coates, 3 Vicars’ Court, Southwell, NG25 0HP @southwellminster.org.uk 01636 817993 Niftynotes 5 Prayerdiary www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes In October we pray for.