Clergy Mailing - October 2014 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Ministry Vacancies 3. Big E Day Information Workshop Choices 4. Big E Day Booking Form 5. Big E Day Youth Sessions 6. Passionate about Parenting Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org OCTOBER 2014 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Parish Employment Bishop’s call to prayer Responsibilities Seminar over crisis in Iraq 9.30am-12.30pm An update on employment responsibilities: Employment status, auto-enrolment pensions, employment contracts eg flexible-working, fixed term or zero-hour contracts 11 October - Norwell Village Hall, Carlton Lane, Norwell Newark NG23 6LF 7 February - St Jude’s Church, Mapperley, 405 Woodborough Road, he Rt Revd Tony Porter, "unreservedly" condemning the Nottingham NG3 5HE Bishop of Sherwood, has way that minority faith To book: 01636 817249 Turged people to pray for communities are being "wiped email: gill.wahlers@ Christians and other minorities out" in IS-controlled areas. southwell.anglican.org who are being brutally persecuted Bishop Tony gave the vigil his in Iraq. full support, as did the Rt Revd He was speaking following a Richard Inwood, Acting Bishop In this month’s issue: vigil outside the Palace of of Southwell and Nottingham. Westminster, London, last month, “The Church of England Bishops 2 News in brief when the Archbishop of and leaders of other faiths Canterbury was joined by other demonstrated that we stand 4 Events & information faith leaders to show that they together against the gross were united despite attempts to violation of human rights in 5 Prayer Diary divide and target people along Iraq,” said Bishop Tony. Training Courses religious lines in Iraq - whether “I would encourage people to 9 Christian, Yazidi, Sunni or Shia. make this a matter of prayer, both 11 What’s On The Archbishop said he joined in private and during public the other leaders in worship.” 12 Comings & Goings Continued on page 3 2 October 14 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Historic church wins Heritage Newark & Southwell Deanery offer a short course in Lottery Fund support Separation & Loss historic Nottingham church building has temporarily closed and Bereavement while major repairs to its roof and stonework are carried out. Everyone Welcome ATimbers have been badly damaged by dry rot at Holy Trinity Church, Lenton, while defective lead guttering, flashing, stonework The first session will focus on and pointing are letting in water. The state of the building is such that separation & loss using the work it is on English Heritage’s ‘buildings at risk’ register. of John Bowlby & his theory of attachment style while the But plans are being developed to repair the damage and the church second session will focus on the has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The HLF process of bereavement using has given the church a ‘first-round pass’, which means it believes the the work of Murray Parkes & project meets funding criteria. Development funding of £19,000 has his theory of stages of grief. already been approved to help the church develop its plans and go on to secure a full grant worth another £197,000. Course participants will be fully involved in the learning process It was originally hoped to keep the building open during the project with experiential exercises & but a recent inspection has revealed the dry rot has spread and there is group work with personal a danger the roof could collapse. The congregation is now meeting at confidentiality being assured. Unity House, the former vicarage, next to the church. A light lunch will be provided to The Revd Dr Megan Smith, vicar at Holy Trinity, said: “It’s promote relaxation & fellowship disappointing that we’ve had to close the church building for a while, but the congregation is alive and well and are looking forward to Session 1: finding different opportunities to serve the community and grow Separation & Loss together whilst the work on the building takes place”. Saturday 11th October St Peter’s, Church, Farndon The project, set to finish in December 2015, will make Holy Trinity 9.30 am for 10am weather tight, enabling it to open more often to community groups Concluding at 12 noon and schools, especially during the winter. The church would then also with tea & biscuits look to build on its relationships with the nearby Edna G Olds and Dunkirk Primary Schools, offering education opportunities in line Session 2: with the national curriculum. Bereavement Saturday 25th October The church, built in 1842, is also used for musical concerts and wants St Peter’s Church, Farndon to expand this community link, opening up to local choirs and musical 9.30 am for 10am societies, and other community groups. Concluding at 12 noon with tea & biscuits Holy Trinity is in the heart of the New Lenton conservation area, bordering the recreation ground and providing one of the key vistas in To book : the area. The grade 2* listed building has many notable features, the Newark & Southwell most exceptional of which is a 12th Century stone font believed to Deanery Office have come from the old Lenton Priory. It also has a strong association 01636 650063 with Albert Ball, the First World War fighter pilot who won the email: Victoria Cross before he was killed in action over France. [email protected] This rich history will be explored and developed through extra information displayed in the church and on a new website. Niftynotes 3 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. St Martin’s angels to the rescue Continued from page 1 The vigil was jointly organised Nottinghamshire church has been shortlisted for the English by Christian Aid, Islamic Relief Heritage Angel Awards 2014. Medieval Anglican St Martin of and World Jewish Relief in Tours in Bilborough is one of four churches and 12 other A partnership with the Church of projects in England which have been submitted for the prestigious England, the Muslim Council of awards. Britain and the Movement for The Angel Awards were founded in 2011 by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Reform Judaism. and supported by the Telegraph Newspaper, to celebrate the efforts of Christian Aid said the upsurge in individuals and local groups all over the country who put hours of violence in Iraq has led to a hard work, passion and perseverance into saving vulnerable, damaged major humanitarian crisis with and derelict historic landmarks from being lost forever. more than 1.45 million people forced to flee their homes since Voting has begun and the 16 community groups and individuals the start of the year, many of behind these projects are now looking forward to attending a star- them from persecuted religious studded, red carpet awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre in London minorities including Yazidis, on the evening of Monday 3rd November, hosted by Andrew Lloyd Shabak and around 100,000 Webber. The closing date for public voting is the 12th October. Christians. Christian Aid Director David Rescue of the site began in 2010. In 2014 a grant of £744,100 from Pain said: “We condemn all the Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the church to start revealing its discrimination or attacks on the ‘hidden treasures’. The work is scheduled for completion on 31 basis of identity – both in Iraq October 2014, with a launch in November. and here in our own communities. Hilary Wheat is one of a group of volunteers at St Martin’s who are “All parties to the conflict have a playing a vital role in preserving the almost 700 year old building. As responsibility to protect civilians a child in the 1970s, she used to attend every Sunday with her family and we call for an end to to worship but when she returned after a long absence in 2008 for her impunity in this crisis. mother’s funeral, she was horrified by the condition of the church. “Christian Aid partner She said: “The nave was curtained off because it was too expensive to organisations are providing food heat. The plaster was peeling and the drains were blocked. baskets containing items such as Continued on page 4 rice and cooking oil while one partner, REACH, is distributing non-food items, such as hygiene kits, blankets and mattresses to families who have arrived in the northern city of Sulaymaniyah and its surrounding areas.” The Archbishop has also met and prayed with Middle East Church Leaders at Lambeth Palace. He said that faith communities must also stand against the recent spike in attacks against Jews and Muslims in the UK. "This must stop. We are all human," he said. Photo: Hilary (left) with the Revd Amanda Cartwright and Pauline Lucas, the author of Evelyn Gibb’s biography 4 October 14 Events & information. Events & information. Events & informatio Cathedral Continued from page 3 Education There was a tree growing in the parapet wall of the tower and the Team: roof leaked. St Martin’s had once been in a village, but was Volunteers surrounded by post-war housing estates that had endured a lot of needed vandalism and crime in the late 1990s and early 2000s. So the e are currently recruiting church had grilles up, covering people to join our the windows. It was like a Wfantastic team of fortress.” volunteers at Southwell Minster and the newly restored Hilary had other plans apart Archbishop’s Palace. from restoring the church to a lively place of worship and If you have time to spare, we need all kinds of people for a variety of centre of the community. “What roles: leading activities, welcoming, administrative tasks, preparing I really wanted to happen was refreshments and cleaning / tidying.