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Issue No. 13 - November 2015 to January 2016
Welcome to the 13th edition of the Newark and Southwell Deanery Newsletter. Dear All, Since his arrival our Diocesan Bishop, Paul Williams, is working hard to familiarise himself with the Diocese and county of Nottinghamshire. He is spending time meeting all manner of folks and will over time come to our Deanery. He is very engaged with how ministry in communities throughout the diocese can be encouraged and grown and is very positive about the Transforming Mission of God in our very changing age. At his first Diocesan synod, held a week or so ago, he began to share his thinking and passion for the Gospel. For an extract from the Bishop’s address at the Diocesan Synod on Saturday copy and paste this link into your browser…. http://southwell.anglican.org/growing-the-church-wider-younger-and-deeper/ Over the last two years of vacancy we have been well served by the Diocesan staff at Jubilee House and in particular our Suffragon Bishop, Tony Porter, and Archdeacons Sarah Clark and David Picken. Bishop Paul’s arrival and engagement with the life of our Diocese is beginning to be felt as he leads us into a new phase in our shared journey. He is looking forward to meeting people as widely as possible. In our Deanery there are changes too as Canon Tony Tucker, Priest at St. Giles Balderton and All Saints, Barnby-in-the-Willows and former Area Dean retired at the end of September. He will be much missed. I am personally very grateful for his hard work and commitment to both Deanery and Diocese over many years. Revd David Anderton, Priest in Newark and Coddington also leaves us in February and we wish him very well as he moves to pastures new (see page 2). It is my pleasure to Welcome Revd. Phil White to the Deanery as he takes up his role as priest to the West Trent Churches following his licencing at the beginning of October. Phil has kindly provided an article in this edition of our Deanery Magazine which you can find on page 3. A further important appointment is that of Mike Wilson our Deanery Lay Chair to that of Diocesan Lay Chair.
Yours in Christ, David Milner
http://southwell.anglican.org/about-us/deaneries/newark-southwell-deanery-home/
‘The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it
comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’ John 3v8.
On 10th August an email appeared in my ‘In Box’ – Subject: ‘New Job?’ Sender: ‘Bishop of
Barking’. The day before I’d arrived back from two weeks holiday feeling rested and ready to face
the autumn term with all the Harvest Celebrations, Remembrance Day Commemorations and of
course Advent and Christmas Services that come as the days get shorter. This email threw all that
in the air. ‘Thought I’d test the waters… we have this job… I have a sense it might be a fit for you.
I know you have been looking to move north not south but East London is a great place to be.’
I have always said ‘Lord I will go anywhere you lead, but please don’t let that be the South East!’,
and sitting reading the announcement in the Church Times just a month and a bit later I still can’t
quite believe it, ‘The Revd David Anderton…to be Vicar of St James’ Collier Row and St John’s
Havering-atte-Bower, Diocese of Chelmsford’.
I remember back to how we arrived in Newark with Coddington. Emma and I were convinced
God was calling us to a parish in Blackburn Diocese. We had been for an informal visit and met
the Team Rector there, and were due to go for the formal interview a couple of weeks later. But
in between times I had the interview here having applied for the post of Team Vicar for St
Leonard’s Newark and All Saints’ Coddington at the same time the Blackburn post came to our
notice. We came here thinking this would be a formality – that God had someone else in mind for
here. But when we came and saw the place and met the people we both knew that this was the
place we should be – we couldn’t understand it – but we knew the Holy Spirit was guiding us
here, we were being blown by her winds – our plans were turned upside down and so here we
have served for nearly seven years.
And now that same Spirit is blowing again, pushing us on to a new adventure, a new challenge.
Our new parish is very different to the churches we have served here. Two churches, but a single
congregation of about 90 with one PCC and a very informal style of worship. In the London
Borough of Havering next to Romford (right on the edge of London - many would say it’s Essex!)
They are looking to regrow following the sending out of a significant number of there
congregation to form a Fresh Expressions ministry in Romford. It is hard to leave behind the
people we have come to know and love here, please pray for them as their journey with God
continues without us. And please pray for Emma, our daughter Martha and myself as we face all
that moving on with God to a new place brings. We will keep the Newark & Southwell Deanery in
our hearts and prayers. Yours in Christ, David Anderton
ON THE MOVE
The Deanery Newsletter This is your newsletter. A way of communicating with each other. To make it successful we need to receive your offerings. The deadline for the next issue is 15th
January. Please send in your entries to [email protected] or by post to
Mrs Louise Riley, The Rectory, 3 Marsh Lane, Farndon, Newark, Notts, NG24 3SS
The Revd Phil White
Sometimes you just know you are doing the right thing! This is how I felt at my licensing to the West Trent Group early in October. I received a really warm, genuine welcome to the seven churches and eight villages of the group and entrusted with a new challenge. Previously I've taught Geography and coordinated Careers Education in Hull, travelled for Scripture Union as the N.E. Regional Schools Worker from Middlesbrough, studied at St John's Nottingham (Dip CM) and York (MA), ministered as a Curate and Team Vicar in York and latterly served as Diocesan Lay Training Advisor from a half time Parish in Scarborough. I've exchanged a beautiful sea coast and wild northern moors for rural farmland and historic churches. I'm closer to family and Loughborough where I grew up. I have been able to open a new chapter in my life and hope that with God's help we can make a difference in the West Trent. It's not easy as we know. If the past 'is a foreign country' then even more so is the future an unknown. So we do our best and trust the future of the church to the one to whom it really belongs, which isn't you or me thankfully. I love spending time with my son (Edinburgh) and my daughter/ granddaughter (Nottingham). Sports are to be enjoyed and endured, Manchester United, English rugby, cricket and once upon a time there was hockey. I'm looking forward to being part of the Deanery which is a bit bigger than Scarborough (15 Parishes, 9 clergy)!! Phil
http://southwell.anglican.org/education/youngpeople/
developing-young-people/
Have your young people booked in for the Leadership Skills Day
on Saturday 7th November?
We have 6 places left for 11-16 year olds so please don’t delay.
Contact Angela [email protected]
And the youth council are delivering their first event for young people aged 12/13+ on Saturday 21st November. They can book in at www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/17583544856/ The young people involved in the planning are really keen to
meet more young people and EQUIP them to be more confident
in who they are and in being open about their faith so please do
support their efforts and let others know and encourage them to
EQUIP your Young People…..
Angela Brymer & Dave Keetley, the Diocesan Youth Advisers are eager to help you. Email them to access their ideas and resources at: Dave Keetley : [email protected]
Angela Brymer: [email protected]
BECK AND TRENT CHURCHES
Beck and Trent Group Service The Beck and Trent churches come together on fifth Sundays. In November Bishop Paul will be with us for this united service which will be held in Norwell at 10.30am on Sunday 29 November. It will be followed by refreshments and time to talk.
ST LAURENCE CHURCH NORWELL You are invited to join us in any or all of these events taking place in Norwell:-
Norwell in November Remembrance Sunday There will be a service of Remembrance at 10.45am on Sunday 8 November. This is for us to remember the men from Norwell and Ossington who fell in the two World Wars.
Christmas in Norwell Norwell Christmas Festival This will be taking place in the church on Saturday 12 December between 2.00 and 4.30pm. There will be displays done by all the village organisations - and more; activities, entertainment and refreshments. The entertainment will be at 3.00pm.The theme this year is sheep and this will be apparent in everything. Children will be encouraged to make sheep, decorate biscuit sheep and count how many there are in the church, and take part in a play about sheep at Christmas. Carol singing in the pinfold Sing carols in the pinfold at 6.00pm on Thursday 17 December at 6.00pm. Refreshments will be
provided but bring lanterns or torches and wear warm clothes. Musical instruments specially welcome.
Traditional service of nine lessons and carols
Join us in the church at 6.00pm for this traditional service – with some differences.
Crib Service
This service on Christmas Eve at 4.00pm is for all the family. The children will act out the Christmas
story (no rehearsal required!).
Christmas Communion
Come at 10.00pm on Christmas Eve and take time to remember what Christmas is really about.
Serving Tuxford, Weston, Markham Clinton, Normanton on Trent and Marnham
Christmas & New Year Services 2015/16
@St Nicholas Church, TUXFORD
5th Saturday Christmas Tree Festival - Church open for viewing and judging 2-4pm Teas and coffees available 2 – 4pm in Methodist Chapel Hall 2 -4pm
6th Sunday Christmas Tree Festival / Tuxford Town Light turning on ceremony and Christmas
Market in Newcastle Street, TUXFORD Church open from 2 – 6pm for viewing, Teas and coffees / Ecumenical Carol Singing in Newcastle Street with our Methodist friends 3 – 3.30pm ALL WELCOME
15th Tuesday 7.00pm Christmas Carol Service 20thSunday 10.00am Christmas United Morning Prayer with our Methodist friends 11.15am Christmas Cafe Church 24th Thursday 8.00pm Christmas Eve Holy Communion 27th Sunday 10.30am United Benefice Holy Communion with our Methodist friends
@All Saints Church, WESTON 13th Sunday 6.00pm Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols 20th Sunday 9.30am Informal Christmas Service 24th Thursday 11.30pm Midnight Christmas Eve Holy Communion
@All Saints Church, WEST MARKHAM 20th Sunday 6.00pm Christmas Lessons and Carols
@St Matthew’s Church, NORMANTON ON TRENT 13th Sunday 6.00pm Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols 20th Sunday 9.30am Christmas Holy Communion 25th Friday 10.00am United Benefice Family Holy Communion
@St Wilfrid’s Church, MARNHAM 6th Sunday 2.30pm Christmas Family Service 16th Wednesday 6.30pm Christingle Service 25th Friday 10.00am United Benefice Family Holy Communion at NORMANTON
JANUARY 2016 3rd Sunday 10.30am United Benefice Family Holy Communion at WESTON
St Giles, Balderton Church open every Wednesday 2 -3 pm (Reduced hours during winter) Parish Surgery (to arrange Baptisms and Weddings) every Tuesday 6 -7 pm except 15th and 22nd December November Sunday 1st November :- Commemoration Service at 6.00pm. Joint Service with the Methodist Church. Sunday 8th November :- Family Remembrance Service at 10.45am Joint Service with Methodist Church. Sunday 29th November :- Advent Carol Service at 6.00 pm December Saturday 5th December :- Christmas Fair in Church Hall 10am -12 noon Sunday 6th December :- Family and Gift Service (Gifts given to Salvation Army to be distributed for Christmas) Tuesday 8th December :- Carol Service in Fernwood Community Hall at 6 pm (Churches Together Balderton) Monday 14th December :- Carol Singing at The Oaks 6.00pm Tuesday 15th December :- Scouts Carol Service at 6.30 pm Thursday 17th December:- Carol Singing at Lancaster Grange at 11.00 am Sunday 20th December :- Holy Communion with Nativity Presentation Thursday 24th December :- Christingle Service at 3 pm. Holy Communion at 11.30 pm Friday 25th December:- Holy Communion at 8.00 am Family Service at 10.30 am January Sunday 3rd January 2016 Covenant Service at The Methodist Church at 10.30 am Wednesday 6th January 2016:- Feast of Epiphany Service at 7.00pm
Stained Glass in East Trent Churches During a summer holiday in the Cotswolds we visited some churches with beautiful stained glass windows – medieval to modern. They made me think about the treasure we have in the stained glass windows of our East Trent Group of churches. We tend to take them for granted and hardly give them more than a glance – but they deserve to be looked at carefully and even prayerfully.
The first of this month is All Saints Day and, as one would expect, All Saints Churches Collingham and Winthorpe both have East Windows that depict the great cloud of witnesses that surround us. All the windows in Winthorpe contain stained glass and most are helpfully labelled to indicate their subjects, including the birth, infancy, baptism and Ascension of Jesus. Several feature women and Jesus – Mary Magdalene, Mary & Martha and the woman at the well. Individual saints include St Christopher, St Francis and St Hugh of Lincoln with a white swan, his legendary companion and protector. The windows near the font appropriately are of Jesus blessing the children and The Good Shepherd.
All Saints Collingham also has Jesus and the children near the font. The Resurrection of Jesus (as recounted in St Mathew’s Gospel) is in the North Aisle. His encounter with Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb is easily missed because of its subdued light and colours. The window above the South Aisle altar we use for Tuesday Communions depicts, in three scenes, the parable of the Good Samaritan. A reminder that when we ‘Go in peace to love and serve the Lord’, we do well to remember the neighbourliness of the Samaritan and ‘go and do likewise’.
St John the Baptist’s Collingham has some interesting windows including, of course, one of John Baptising Jesus. The War Memorial window in the chancel has Archangels and four soldier saints – including one woman! – St Joan of Arc with St Alban, St Martin and St George. Inspired choice! The Annunciation and the Birth of Jesus are also in the chancel behind the choir stalls.
St Giles, Holme has the oldest glass in our churches dating from medieval times – in fact the windows at Holme include glass of every century from the 13th to the 17th. The windows as we see them today are the result of a painstaking restoration in 1933. They had been in a chaotic state and needed to be reconstructed from the fragments that had been wrongly put together. There is far too much to describe here and for anyone interested this is a ‘must see’ church! If you have internet access southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/holme gives details. Click on ‘Glass’ (A useful website for other churches, too!)
If Holme has the oldest glass, Harby has the most modern – a 21st century window commemorates Queen Eleanor, wife of King Edward 1st and also celebrates the millennium, 2000 years of Christianity. Queen Eleanor died in 1290 in the Manor House, Harby and was carried in stages from Lincoln to London. King Edward famously erected twelve crosses at each of the stopping points on the journey, the most famous at Charing Cross. The window incorporates twelve crosses in the design – but you have to look carefully to find them all! It was dedicated in May 2008.
There are many other interesting windows in Harby Church including the East window depicting major events in the life of Jesus. The West window has figures of St Hugh of Lincoln, St Paulinus (first Bishop of York), St Augustine and mothers bringing children to Jesus. In the chancel the window to the right of the altar is of Jesus as the Good Shepherd and on the left an unusual portrayal of Christ the Light of the World – based on Holman Hunt’s famous painting in Keble College, Oxford.
St George’s Church, Clifton also has some beautiful windows. The East window depicts the Last Supper with Jesus flanked by the Twelve Apostles.
The church’s Patron Saint, St George, is depicted in the North aisle window above the side altar with St Michael. Mary, in the centre, is shown as Queen of Heaven. A beautifully detailed window that you can get quite close to. Other windows in this church very graphically tell stories of Jesus: his birth, childhood, baptism, transfiguration, agony in the garden and betrayal by Judas.
St Helen’s Thorney has some interesting windows installed when the church was consecrated in 1850. There is a very colourful, recently restored, ‘wheel window’ above the West Door and the windows on each side of the nave contain life-size figures of the Apostles. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus are depicted in the East window above the Altar and to the left is the figure of S. Helen, the church’s Patron Saint.
South Scarle has just two windows above the altar. They illustrate the Baptism of Jesus, his Resurrection appearance at Emmaus when he broke the bread and revealed his identity; they also show two parables: the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan.
Stained glass is so mysterious. It absorbs light and glows jewel-like, yet glass itself is very ordinary material made from sand transformed by fire but when it is coloured it can be used to create images that inspire and illuminate, as we have seen.
This brief account can only hint at the great treasure we have in our East Trent Churches. I hope you will go and have a look for yourself!
Dendle French
Eleanor Millenium, Harby
Medieval Glass, Holme
St Christopher Detail
St Christopher, Winthorpe
All Saints, Barnby-in-the-Willows
Carol Service at 7 pm on 14th December Family Service at 10 am on Christmas Day
MY SADNESS ABOUT SYRIA...
In October 2000, Alison and I visited the Middle East for 10 days. Part of the tour was in Syria
starting in Damascus with Straight Street (St Paul’s destination) and the church of St Ananias.
This is how it looked then but goodness knows what it looks like now.
We were taken to the town of Maloula where the residents still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus. The people were friendly and welcoming with Christians
and Muslims living happily together, no sign of any conflict or mistrust.
There has been conflict and fighting against the government around Maloula but what
damage has occurred is not clear.
The biggest sadness for me, after the many
deaths and refugees, is that we went to Palmyra to see the world heritage site. This landscape of the Temple of Bel was
taken from the restaurant on the hotel’s top floor. It was a magnificent site, only really being appreciated when you were inside
the walls and walking up to the inner temple building. The plan of the building is
very similar to the Temple of Herod in Jerusalem.
I do not understand how anyone could think it a good
idea to destroy these ancient ruins. They have stood
for over 2000 years with many different people visiting the area to use the oasis but now many of the ruins
have been blown up in the name of purifying the area. This is a madness and certainly not God inspired.
We are just so saddened by the photographs and film we see of Syria because
we know what it was like and now…..? Mike Wilson, Lay Chair
Parish Share Working Party to meet soon
A well attended meeting of treasurers and incumbents in the Deanery was held in Holy Trinity Church, Southwell on 14th of October to discuss the distribution of Parish Share.
The meeting was also attended by the Diocesan Chief Executive, Nigel Spraggins, who gave a clear overview of parish share in the diocese and the factors which are included in arriving at the amount of money needed.
Parish share accounts for 66.7% of the money needed to run the diocese with a balanced budget. What was made clear to those gathered was that the balances shown in parish accounts are not included in the parish share calculation.
Treasurers asked questions about apportionment, the capping of certain allocations and the reasons behind the present system.
What emerged was a willingness of treasurers to review the present system and to investigate a better way forward. This group will be meeting soon to look at how we allocate the total which is asked of the deanery by the diocese.
It is a fact that 91% of the budget is spent on people working in the diocese and of them well over 90% are priests. A message from the meeting was that perhaps instead of saying “We can’t pay” we should be asking, “How can we make sure we pay?” because failure will result in fewer priests serving even more parishes.
If you have any information/comments/ideas you would like the working party to consider please email to [email protected]. Indeed if you would like to join the working party please let us know as soon as possible.
Saturday 5 – Sunday 13th December 2015
CHRISTMAS TREE
FESTIVAL at
NEWARK PARISH CHURCH
This will be the 8th Tree Festival held in the
marvellous setting of Newark Parish Church.
We are expecting over 100 trees which will be decorated by local
schools, organisations & businesses.
Opening times:
Saturdays: 9.30am - 5.00pm Sundays: 11.00am - 4.30 pm
Week-days: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Entrance:
Adults £2 Children 20p
Refreshments, Seasonal Music, Christmas cards,
Raffle, Stalls
FESTIVAL SONGS OF PRAISE 13th December at 6.00 pm
2015/2016 Dates for your Diaries
Deanery Synod Meetings
3rd February 2016: St Giles, Balderton
7th June 2016:
Holy Trinity, Besthorpe
5th October 2016 TBC
Deanery Standing Committee
November 12th 2015
Deanery Confirmation Service 19th October 2016 St Mary’s, Staunton
Deanery Visitation Services Monday 16th May 2016
St Mary’s, Newark
GROWING THE CHURCH WIDER, YOUNGER AND DEEPER’
Bishop Paul speaks of his hopes for the Diocese in his first meeting with the new Synod Addressing the newly elected Diocesan Synod for the first time, Bishop Paul thanked the diocese for the kind welcome he and the family had received. He also remarked on how in his first months he had been moved by the way many churches have a big heart for God’s world. He went on to speak of the priority to increase the focus on growing disciples in every community, with a three-fold emphasis on growing the church wider, younger and deeper. Bishop Paul spoke about his aspirations for the diocese building on the excellent work already being done: “Over the next 6 months I am inviting us to look beyond 2020 at what kind of church we would like to be in 2025 or 30, with a refreshed commitment to care for every soul in the diocese. To imagine the future we hope for, then together to align our energies and resources to create fresh momentum for growing wider, younger and deeper.” He explained his approach to developing a strategic plan for growth. “Over the next few months I will be working with the Bishop’s Senior Staff and Deanery Teams to conduct a ’Mid-way Review’ of the 2020 Deployment Plan. To look again at those plans in light of changing opportunities and an increased focus on growing disciples.” Thanking people for their prayers, he concluded on a more personal note saying, “I cannot be sure where God will lead us in the years to come. All I know is that I am committed to enjoying myself in the adventure of following Jesus with you…Whatever challenges or uncertainties we face, personally or in the world around us, let us find our joy in the Lord who is the strength of his church. ” To view Bishop Paul’s full address and presentation visit the Home Page of the Diocesan website.
Diocesan Synod Meets... The first meeting of the new Diocesan Synod was held in Christ Church, Worksop with Bishop Paul presiding. Besides the Bishop, there were many new members of synod in attendance which showed the church as a positive, growing body. Synod was addressed by Nigel Spraggins, the Chief Executive of the Diocese, who explained how the Church of England’s system of governance worked which was a help to all new members – many of whom had probably not realised that the diocesan chancellor is second to the bishop in authority in Southwell and Nottingham. In his address, the Bishop reflected on his first 100+ days in the diocese thanking all who had helped him understand the diversity of the area and who had welcomed him and his family. He was positive about the mission of the church challenging those present to make their lives be the example of Christian witness to others. Everything we did, work, leisure, socialising, was the opportunity to show our Christian lives. He also spoke with some passion about the church’s response to growing refugee crisis in Europe. It was a good synod meeting and I hope that members will be encouraged to grow disciples, which will help in the wider mission of the Christian message.
Michael Wilson (Lay Chair of Diocesan Synod)
100 ways to get your church noticed
Does your local community know about all the good things on offer at your church? Are you reaching the people you
want to reach? Come and give your church's communications strategy a good makeover - covering everything from
noticeboards to social media. led by writer and communications expert Neil Pugmire.
November 5th, 10am to 3pm Jubilee House. Contact Catriona on [email protected]
United Benefice of Farndon with Thorpe, Hawton and Cotham
All Saints, Hawton - Church Open
10-12 - 2nd and 4th Saturdays
St Peter’s, Farndon Church Open - 10-12 Coffee & Conversation at Farndon
1st and 3rd Saturdays
All Saints, Hawton Christmas Fair - Sat 28th November (2-5pm)
Carol Service - 17th December (6.30 pm) Christingle - Sunday 20th December at 9.30
am.
St Peter’s, Farndon Sunday 1st November
9.30 am Hawton Patronal Service ********
Weds 11th Nov WWI Music & Poetry With Readings
All Saints, Hawton ********
Saturday 21st November 11.00—4.30 pm
St Peters’ Mince Pie Munch £2.50 entrance includes mince pie, drink or
biscuit ************
Saturday 28th Nov All Saints’ Christmas Fair
2.00 - 5.00 pm ************ 12th December
Town Band Concert at St Peter’s 7.00 pm Tickets £10 - From Churchwardens or
Margaret Yeardley
In I Am With You, priest and theologian Kathryn Greene-McCreight examines the biblical portrayal of God's presence among us as light in darkness. Close readings of Scripture are woven into a framework patterned on the seven monastic hours of prayer and the seven days of creation. God's interaction with us in light comes as address, drawing us into relationship with the Creator. The resurrection of Easter morning bears the Light that both illumines our darkness, refines our dross in its flames, and draws us into the presence of God, that ‘Light by which we see light’. With an introduction by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, I Am With You is a reflective and thought-provoking guide to the solemn season of Lent.
I Am With You: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2016
www.LentBook2016.com
Flower Festival a Huge Success
All Saints, Hawton’s “Pastimes” Flower Festival was a huge success with hundreds of visitors coming to the church for the 27 flower arrangements and a concert and just over £1,200 was raised for the bells restoration project. The Champagne Flutes and The Choir with No Name who performed on Friday evening both provided wonderful music with very varied repertoires and will certainly be invited back to All Saints' Church again. The church choir performed the gardeners version of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" in full Worzel Gummidge costume to much hilarity at the opening ceremony on Friday 2nd October
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events or services
please email
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Check out Southwell Minster’s website for more information www.southwellminster.org
CHRISTMAS AT THE MINSTER 2015 Sunday 29th November
6.30pm Advent Procession
Southwell Cathedral Choir leads us from darkness into light
in an atmospheric procession of words and music to begin the season of Advent
Sunday 6th December
5.00pm Christingle Service
An annual family service in support of The Children’s Society
Friday 11th December
12.15pm A Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten (free entry)
Minster Girls’ Choir and Roisin Hickey (Harp)
Saturday 19th December
7.30pm Carols for Everyone Concert (tickets required*)
A community carol concert put on by Southwell and District Lions’ Club
in support of Uganda Christian Institute for Professional Development Agricultural School
Sunday 20th December
6.30pm La Nativité du Seigneur – Olivier Messiaen (free entry)
Simon Hogan, Assistant Director of Music, performs this timeless set of meditations on the Nativity.
Wednesday 23rd December
7.00pm Cathedral Carol Service I - A service of music, readings and carols
Thursday 24th December
11.00am & 2.00pm Crib Services
Young children are welcome to dress in Nativity costumes
3.30pm Festal Evensong
A traditional service sung by the Cathedral Choir
7.00pm Cathedral Carol Service II
A service of music, readings and carols
11.15pm Midnight Mass
Friday 25th December
8.00am Holy Communion with carols
9.30am Family Eucharist
11.15am Festal Mattins
12.30pm Holy Communion
3.30pm Evening Prayer with Carols
You are always welcome to come to the Minster
for peace, prayer and to light a candle
Regular quiet daily services: Tuesday-
Friday 7.30am Communion; 8am and
5.45pm Morning and Evening Prayer
Monday and Saturday 8.30am Morning
prayer, 9am Communion
If you would like to be included on our
mailing list, please email your name and
address to:
Further details of upcoming concerts and
events are on our website:
www.southwellminster.org.uk Tel:
01636 812649
Please 'like' our Southwell-
Minster Facebook page for regular
updates
Follow us on
Twitter @SouthwMinster
*The Cathedral Shop serves as the Box
Office for Minster and local concerts.
Tel: 01636 812933 or email:
The following churches are in vacancy in our deanery at the moment. If you would like to
support them by attending any of their services please contact the deanery office for more information on service times. Sutton on Trent, Carlton on Trent, Norwell, Ossington, Cromwell, Caunton, Edingley, Halam, Farnsfield, Kirklington, Maplebeck, Eakring, Bilsthorpe, Winkburn , Balderton and Barnby in the Willows. Collingham, Harby, Holme, Langford, North/South Clifton, South Scarle, Besthorpe, Girton, Thorney, Winthorpe Please hold them in your prayers.
Christmas video competition 2015
A prize of £100 is being offered in a Christmas video competition launched for young people in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. They are being asked to make a two-minute video about the Christmas Story that shows originality and imagination rather than Oscar-winning sound and production quality.
The films can be made with models, live actors, Lego, or drawings – whatever comes to mind.
The closing date for entries is Monday 9th November 2015 and the winning entry will be announced on Sunday 29th November. Winners will receive £100 for a youth celebration event – that could be a Christmas party, a day trip – whatever they can persuade their youth leader to do. The competition is aimed at film makers aged 18 and under. Send your entries to Richard Ellis, Director of Communications, at: [email protected] For more information go to http://southwell.anglican.org/christmas-video-competition-2015/
Large filing cabinet
St Mary's Church, Bleasby would
like to donate a large, four drawer,
cream filing cabinet that is no long-
er needed. For further details,
please contact: Diana Temperley,
01636 830 314, email:
Canon Tony Tucker will carry on all printing
and communication services as Jubilate
Communications. Please give him a call to
discuss any requirements you have.
Tel: 07968814189
Email: [email protected]
Newark & Southwell Deanery website pages can be found at
http://southwell.anglican.org/about
-us-2/deaneries/newark-and-southwell-deanery-newsletter/
On the diocesan website
It’s that time of year again !!!
ONLINE STATISTICS FOR MISSION Just a reminder that every parish should
be collating their information ready to
enter their stats for mission details online
by the end of January.
If you are unsure how to do this please
contact Louise Riley at the Deanery
Office, [email protected] or
email Fraser McNish at Jubilee House on
Have you checked out the
Church of England
Portal System yet?
https://cofeportal.org/
A new faster and more accurate way
to access the church database,
parish buying, parish returns, a
church near you, and more
For more information contact Frazer
McNish at the Diocesan office
Reminder….. Please make sure your parish’s Transforming Churches audit paperwork is sent to the Deanery office by the end of November 2015
We at the deanery office have been tasked with collating this information and returning to the diocese by Christmas. Your help in this is much appreciated.
Fashion Show and Clothes Sale
Trinity Hall, Besthorpe, NG23 7HJ
Tuesday November 24th
7.30pm
£5 per ticket
To include a glass of wine and nibbles
From Sue or Rosie Tel:01636 892068/894277
Your chance to buy High St. fashion at rock
bottom prices - Laura Ashley, Monsoon, Gap....
All proceeds to go towards the restoration project for
the Holy Trinity Church railings
Deanery Prayer
Most merciful God,
our creator and redeemer,
in baptism you called us
to be members,
one of another as witnesses
to your saving power.
Grant that, united in your love,
and confident in your promise
to be with us always,
we may be led by your Holy Spirit,
to be your living body in this deanery,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
IT IS TIME TO PRAY In January this year a number of leaders from prayer organisations crossing various denominations, including
the Diocese of Bath and Wells, gathered together to seek God for what He is saying to the British Isles today. They then published what they called “The Statement from The Mill Gathering “ which included the following: “ It is time to pray for God’s mercy to triumph over His judgement on us His church and on our nations. We have turned away from God and His values and guidelines. Lord have mercy and help us to turn fully back to You.” There followed four other points each beginning “It is time to pray..” dealing with the church, unity, God’s Word and Spirit and children and young people. This call has echoed out to cities and towns and villages and is finding a response. In June 2000 people gathered in Birmingham for a powerful day of prayer and praise. Birmingham continues to hold monthly prayer days and Nottingham has held nights of prayer as well as monthly Prayer Network mornings. All over the country people are praying urgently as individuals and together as the daily news rolls out and the great need is revealed. Some say prayer is easy as it is just a conversation with God. Others say it is hard because so many things get in the way. Some feel they are not the right sort of people to do it or they don’t know how, yet the call to prayer has always been to every believer. 1. Timothy 2:1 “ I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for eve-ryone-” Prayer is the most rewarding, the most effective and the most valuable activity ever conceived. It is also the Christian activity which brings the most opposition, much of it subtle and mundane. You settle down and a tickly cough demands that you make a cup of tea. You begin thanking God for blessings that come to mind and the dog starts barking so loudly you can’t think. You swear at the dog. Now you are not in a frame of mind to pray. You make a cup of tea instead. “Lord teach us how to pray”, the disciples pleaded. In reply Jesus gave what we know as The Lord’s Prayer as an example and a framework. First and foremost look at God. Concentrate on Him and lift up His name. Dis-tractions fall away and we are able to be aware of Who He is and how much we need His mercy. That is a beginning and even if nothing more is said, something powerful has been released into the world. Jesus taught by example. He prayed frequently, submitting everything to His Father in heaven. Often He went off on His own and we too are called to fellowship with our God privately and receive from Him. We can also pray in company with a friend or group, as Jesus Himself did. This helps with what to pray about and the unity strengthens the prayer and our belief. Separate or together we can intercede for others and see God change lives as He is invited in. Most powerfully of all, when a large assembly of fervent people gathers to-gether to cry out to the Lord, He will answer because He has promised: 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” It is time to pray.
Margaret Grey, prayer co-ordinator, Ollerton with Boughton
The Statement from the Mill Gathering can be found through World Prayer
Centre: www.worldprayer.org.uk and Notts Prayer Network can be reached through www.prayer-network.org.uk
DEANERY TREASURER NEEDED
If you are interested in finding out more about supporting your
deanery in the role of Deanery Treasurer, please
contact Revd David Milner as soon as possible, who will be able to
give you more information.
Tel: 01636 650063
Email: [email protected]
Area Dean: Revd David Milner Lay Chair; Mr Mike Wilson Treasurer: Vacant Deanery Administrator: Mrs Louise Riley Deanery Office: (Mon/Tues/Thurs 9.30-3) 3 Marsh Lane, Farndon, Newark, Notts, NG24 3SS Tel: 01636 650063 Email: [email protected]
Newark & Southwell Deanery Leadership Team
Useful Contact Information
www.southwell.anglican.org www.yourchurchwedding.org
Revd Lucy Cleland, Chaplain to the Bishop
Mr Nigel Spraggins, Chief Executive
Archdeacon David Picken David.Picken
@southwell.anglican.org
Mrs Jo Padmore Executive Personal Assistant
Jo.delves @southwell.anglican.org
For Stats for Mission
Returns and On-Line Data entries: Mr Fraser McNish
01636 817244 [email protected]