Clergy Mailing - October 2020

Contents

1. Nifty Notes

Niftynotes

News & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org OCTOBER 2020 [email protected] Joyful occasion as ordinations take Consecration of place at as he ordinations of this year’s priest and candidates at Bishop of Southwell Minster took place in a very special series of Sherwood Tcarefully arranged services throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday 26th & 27th September. In a carefully managed service, streamed live from York Minster Canon Richard Kellet, Director of Discipleship and Ministry we celebrated the consecration explained how these special services differed from the usual of Andy Emerton as the Bishop ordination celebrations, “The ordination services are usually attended of Sherwood on Monday 21st by over 300 people at Southwell Minster, but due to COVID-19 September. restrictions we were limited to 30 guests for each service. This made the services feel very special, and the candidates felt blessed by the Following his ordination, Andy experience." Emerton said: “I was absolutely Continued on page 3 delighted to be ordained as the yesterday in York Minster. Continued on page 2

In this month’s issue:

2 Consecration news

3 Ordination news

5 Prayer diary

11 Events & information

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@SouthwellandNottingham 2 Consecration of the Bishop of Sherwood Continued from page 1 my ministry within the diocese of service at York Minster.” Southwell & , serving We’re delighted to share some It was a privilege to be and getting to know people in photographs of this momentous consecrated by Bishop Paul their local communities.” occasion with you and warmly Butler, the , invite you to to hear a pre- and former Bishop of Southwell Celebrating this momentous recorded conversation between & Nottingham”. occasion, , Bishop Bishop Paul and the new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham said, of Sherwood talking about their Archbishop Stephen preached in “I am feeling full of joy and own experience of being called to such a powerful, yet wonderfully gratitude to God for the newly God. intimate way and it was a joy for consecrated Bishop of Sherwood, myself and my family to be part Andy Emerton. The day brought Please follow the link here: of such an inspiring occasion. I precious moments of prayer and https://tinyurl.com/y6oqra74 am looking forward to exercising blessings during the ordination Niftynotes Oct 20 3 Ordinations at Southwell Minster

Continued from page 1 Speaking after their ordinations, some of the candidates shared their feelings:

SUE PENDENQUE is serving her title with The Revd Bridget Baguley in Sherwood Benefice. She said: “I was wonderfully surprised by my ordination on Saturday and the retreat time up to it. I hadn't expected it to feel as significant as it did. The intimacy of a smaller service, the deep sense of commissioning and Ravenshead Benefice. She said: particularly at my time of life. I affirmation of calling, left me “My ordination as priest was very am excited to now be the feeling really 'seen' by God. intimate and very special, the Assistant Curate in the Benefice Thank you to all who made it a Holy Spirit was very much active of Christ Church and St. reality”. and I found it very moving and Luke’s Shireoaks, a place that I emotional’ have known and loved for over 28 BENJAMIN MARSTON is years. I was reminded of this serving his title with The Revd FRANCES FINN is serving her passage from Jeremiah which I Ben Clayton in the