Clergy Mailing - September 2018 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Ministry Vacancies 3. Setting God’s people free - booking form Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org SEPTEMBER 2018 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Gatherings to look at Treasures waiting to be discovered at Parish Share and giving Southwell Minster iocesan Synod has adopted Unwrap the life and treasures of a new method for Southwell Minster through an Dcalculating Parish Share. Adult Learning Discovery Day To help people understand what is on Tuesday 11th September from involved a series of gatherings will 9.30-3.30pm. take place in September: Mission and Money Matters. There is a choice of interesting workshops available, with tours There will be an opportunity to and talks on a variety of subjects understand the thinking behind the including history, art, new calculation as well as to architecture and music. consider Ministry Costs as a benchmark and to reflect on our The day begins in the Minster giving in response to the with registration from 9.30am generosity of God. Continued on page 3 Each of the gatherings will start with refreshments at 7pm and end by 9pm. In this month’s issue: The venues are: 2 Growing Disciples 5th September – St Jude’s, Mapperley 10th September – Minster School, Southwell 11th September – Christ Church, Worksop 4 News in brief If you plan to attend one of the gatherings, please contact Gill 5 Prayer diary Wahlers – [email protected] – as this will help with catering arrangements. ` 9 Events & information 11 What’s On 12 Comings & Goings @diocswellnott @SouthwellandNottingham 2 September 18 Growing Disciples . Growing Disciples . Growing Disciples . Wider Younger Deeper www.growingdisciples.co.uk Growing disciples : a revelation through textiles acqui Parkinson is a textile artist whose work has been Jon display in many cathedrals over the past 12 years. Her exhibitions have included different themes, including prayer, grief, creation, service and rites of passage. They have generated very warm responses from visitors, guides and congregations, and they also very much reflect her passion for drawing people to Christ. Her spectacular and ground- breaking exhibition called Threads through Revelation will be on show from 16 October to 30 November at Southwell Minster, the final stop of an extensive tour of cathedrals across Britain. Jacqui uses superb sheets that hold all our dreams who come close to look - and stitching and vivid colour to and hopes - all our sorrows and choose to say ‘yes please’” depict the Book of Revelation in tears - sheets that cover us at birth a dramatic and thought-provoking and at death. Then I transform For more information on the way. the sheets with vibrant dyes and exhibition visit dazzling silks - changing them http://www.revelation- Four years ago, Jacqui started on from something ordinary to threads.co.uk/ this very ambitious piece of work something extraordinary. about the last book in the Bible - one which has inspired, puzzled “It’s a reminder for me that all of and challenged people for us have areas of our lives that hundreds of years. It is possibly need transformation - the making the largest exhibition by a single good of all that has been broken - textile artist in the world. She has the forgiveness of Jesus. distilled the complex narrative Affirmation that all of us are down into 14 very large panels – ordinary and yet extraordinary. each nearly 3m high and varying And that God’s focus is on in width between 1m and 3m, revealing, through his Holy made from bed sheets. Spirit, everything that is beautiful in us - from the inside out. And Jacqui says: “I enjoy the idea of the invitation is open to all of us - working with ordinary bed sheets: Niftynotes 3 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. University recognises Continued from page 1 and refreshments. Timetables Colin’s work for the will be given out followed by an Opening Talk: Music and community Cathedral Life – by the Director of Music, Paul Provost, who he Honorary Degree of traces the history of Christian Doctor of Letters has been music and its impact on the Tconferred on Colin Slater Cathedral’s rhythm of prayer and by the University of Nottingham sung services today. In the picture Colin is holding the 11.15 Workshop choice 1 bound cover to the papers he received which include a signed 12.15 Lunch: Cathedral Organ Certificate and the Oration Scholar will play the quire organ delivered to the congregation at between 12.45-1.15 the ceremony by Professor Nick Bring packed lunch to eat in Miles, highlighting the mark he grounds or Minster. Tea / coffee / has made on the Nottinghamshire cold drinks available (donations community. support Minster schools’ work) and small book/gift stall. The Professor referred to Colin’s The Cathedral Refectory and voluntary work, including his shop are also open. long-time membership of General Synod as a lay representative of the 1.15 Workshop choice 2 Diocese of Southwell & 2.15 Changeover time / comfort Nottingham, recalling that he had break voted for both the consecration of 2.30 Workshop choice 3 women priests and, later, women bishops. 3.30 Plenary and closing comments. Colin was installed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Shearer West, after Professor Miles had concluded: “I Workshop/Tour choices include : present Colin Slater as eminently worthy to receive the Honorary The Wonders of Stained Glass; Degree of Doctor of Letters.” Roman Southwell (Guided Tour); The Wonder of Wood; Colin worships at Christ Church, Chilwell. He was elected to the Beading Workshop; Behind the General Synod in 1990 as a lay representative and represents the Doors at Bishop’s Manor; General Synod on the council of St John’s College, Bramcote, and has Singing Workshop.. and much been elected as the council’s vice-chairman. more. He is also a member of the Bishop’s Council and the diocesan finance Cost £12 - Advance booking committee. stating preferred choices: http://bit.ly/MinsterDiscoveryDa y before 5th September please. He is also widely known for his work on Radio Nottingham reporting For more information please on Notts County Football Club. contact education@ southwellminster.org.uk www.southwellminster.org 4 September 18 News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. News in brief. Value and Belonging Conference Lambeth Palace 13th July 2018 n a day when thousands gathered in central OLondon to protest against the visit of President Trump, a group of 100-plus gathered in the Great Hall in Lambeth Palace to share our experiences of the Church’s attitude toward those with disabilities. The conference was called by Archbishop Justin partly because of his own experience as a parent of children with disabilities and having watched how Christians treat them. (The Archbishop has also spoken about this in his recent YouTube broadcast.) disabilities experience in our is a Mental Health Conference The keynote speaker was relationship with the church. planned for 2019) Professor John Swinton, Chair in A panel with the Archbishop and Divinity and Religious Studies, various other contributors took 2. Although this conference was Aberdeen University. During the questions from delegates. They instigated by the Archbishop, he morning he spoke on “Disability, ranged from the practical (e.g. has no power to apply change Value and Belonging: Why why can’t a minister with within the Church of England. human rights are important but disabilities get a letter from their What are Southwell & can never be enough” and in the diocese saying they’re employed Nottingham prioritising and does afternoon “The Diamond of and so allowing them Access to it include valuing disability and Disability: Moving towards holy Work support) to prophesy (i.e. diversity as part of the wonderful peace in the midst of diversity”. when will the first Bishop with a image of God’s church? For me perhaps the best way to disability be inaugurated). The sum up both these presentation is Archbishop will look into the first My fear is that for many dioceses to simply ask the question ‘What and suggested that the second one this conference could be just a does it mean for me to be made in would be soon… maybe. tick box exercise. My hope for us God’s image and does that is that’s it’s a part of a journey in challenge others when it includes As I look back over the faith that builds disability into the my disability?’ conference a couple of things diocesan vision of Wider Younger occur to me: and Deeper because we are in all To move toward a place of parts of it and need to be valued. belonging and holy peace in 1. Mental health disability wasn’t many ways means the church really touched on. I found this moving through a period of interesting as someone who has a discomfort, a mild reflection of long-term history of depression as The Revd Mic Johnson discomfort that many of us with well as a visual mpairment.(There Niftynotes 5 Prayerdiary www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes In October we pray for. Mon 01 Oct DIOCESAN CONFERENCE – we pray for Archbishop John Sentamu as he comes to speak and prepare us for next year’s One LIFE mission. Ife East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluseyi Oyelade Tues 02 Oct DIOCESAN CONFERENCE – we pray for the leaders of the many workshops on offer today and fruitfulness for those attending. Ifo - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathaniel Ogundipe Wed 03 Oct DIOCESAN CONFERENCE – we pray for Revd Dr David Emmerton as he encourages us to look what it means to live the Real LIFE of the disciple.