Ever wondered what

happens in a church tower

when the bell ropes are

pulled? Ever wanted to see the

mechanism of a church clock in

action as it strikes?

These are just two of the activities

on offer as 160 churches join

together to give a special

welcome to visitors over two

weekends in July.

The Open Churches Weekends

(on the 13th/14th & 20th/21st of

July) have been organised by the

Diocese of Southwell &

Nottingham’s Church History

Project for the fourth year

running, following a successful

pilot in 2010.

Bishop Paul said: “These

weekends will give many more

people the chance to discover or

rediscover the rich variety of

churches we have across the

county. Apart from the amazing

history and architecture, with

stories that bring the past alive,

our churches are places of prayer

and worship, at the heart of the

local community. My hope is that

visitors over the weekends will

want to find out more about the

faith that led these places to be

built and that continues to

transform people and

communities in this country and

the wider world.”

Project coordinator, Heather

Sirrel, said; “Everyone is

welcome – families, walkers,

historians, pilgrims, locals,

tourists, or the just plain curious...

it’s a fantastic opportunity to

come to see these buildings and

simply soak up the heritage –

both architectural and spiritual.”

There will be a whole range of

activities and events taking place

at the churches opening for the

weekends, from flower festivals

and fair trade sales to displays of

Bibles and historical records,

tours, tower trips, sporting

activities, musical events and

much more. Many will also be

getting into the summer spirit

with strawberry teas and cream

teas available.

Further details

www.nottsopenchurches.org.uk

or contact

heather.sirrel@southwell.

anglican.org, 07736286056

to order a free guide leaflet.

news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org

N i f t y n o t e sJULY/AUGUST 2013

Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: nicola@southwell.anglican.org

More than 160 churches open up over two

weekends with special welcomes for visitors

In this month’s issue:

2 News in brief

4 Events & information

5 Prayer Diary

9 Training Courses

14 What’s On

16 Comings & Goings

The Revd Dr Rosalyn Murphy,

incumbent of St Thomas’

Blackpool will be the keynote

speaker at a service to celebrate

Racial Justice Sunday on

Sunday 8th September 2013.

Rosalyn will be following the

national theme 50th Anniversary

of Dr Martin Luther King Jr ‘I

have a dream’. The service, to be

held at 6pm in Southwell

Minster, will include worship

with Freddie Kofi, The Rainbow

Choir, National Liturgical Dance

Network UK, Chariots of Joy.

On Saturday 7th September at St

Jude’s Church, Mapperley,

Nottingham, Deirdre Sheahan,

Associate Solicitor with Paragon

Law and Head of Paragon’s

Asylum and Human Rights

Team will be speaking on The

Impact of Welfare Changes.

Running from 10am to 3.30pm,

there will be a series of

workshops on current issues

including discussion and

presentation on: the work of

Refugee Futures; the work of the

Interfaith Council; destitution

and homelessness, domestic

violence in faith communities.

There will also be an An

Interactive Drama ‘ Someone

Prayed’

For further contact:

Dianne Skerritt, 07917674680,

email: dskerritt@southwell.

anglican.org

News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . .

2 July/August 13

50th Anniversary

of Dr Martin

Luther King Jr

‘I have a dream’

‘Masters of Vision’ is a major

national landscape photography

exhibition returning to Southwell

Minster on 27th July 2013, and

will run throughout August.

Amongst many well known and

respected photographers exhibiting

will be inimitable master landscape

photographer Joe Cornish. The

exhibition will also introduce

several emerging British landscape

photographers.

Exhibitiors will inclue Joe Cornish,

David Baker, Pete Bridgwood,

Mark Gould, Johnathan Horrocks,

Anthony Spencer, Dav Thomas,

Chris Upton and Steve Watkins.

The exhibition runs until Monday

26th August and is open from

10am-5pm daily. Entrance is free, donations are welcome.

‘Masters of Vision’ - landscape photography exhibition lecture - meet

the Exhibtion’s Master photographer Joe Cornish who will talk about

his work on Saturday 27th July, 8-10pm.

Further details: Caroline Jarvis, 01636 817 285, email:

administrator@southwellminster.org.uk

‘Masters of Vision’ landscape

photography exhibition opens

in Southwell Minster

Niftynotes 3

Following successful events

in 2011 and 2012, the

Cathedral Education

Department and the Diocesan

Development Department are

once again collaborating to hold a

day of light-hearted workshops

and tours at the Minster. Many

people have visited the Minster

for special services due to its role

as Diocesan Cathedral, but this is

a chance to enjoy spending time

there, and to learn more about its

life.

This year,the guest speaker is the

Revd Matthew Askey – newly

appointed Minster School

Chaplain and artist - who will

start our day with a short

illustrated talk on “Art and

Faith”.

Visitors will then participate in

three workshops from a choice of

13, which include guided tours,

music, creative sessions,

meditation time, a visit to the

historic library, and a rare

opportunity to see the Minster’s

silverware treasures.

Refreshments are provided

throughout the day, and a place to

eat your picnic lunch while

enjoying the surroundings of the

Minster.

The day, begins at 9.15am for

coffee and cake, finishing at 3pm,

and costs £5 per person, payable

on the day.

Booking forms from: Catriona

Gundlach, catriona@southwell.

anglican.org, tel. 01636 814331

or they can be downloaded

from www.southwellminster.

org.uk

A Discovery Day at Southwell

Minster: informal adult learning

Tuesday 10th September 2013

News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . . News in brief. . .

Sarah Rowe Experiences of an

Ecumenical

Accompaniment

Programme in

Palestine and Israel

(EAPPI) volunteer

Jubilee House, Southwell

7.30 pm, Thursday

26th September 2013

This talk is free to attend.

Donations to EAPPI are

encouraged.

Sarah Rowe, 26, is originally

from Chester and now works in

the youth team of a international

development charity in London.

For three months during 2012

she lived in the West Bank,

occupied Palestinian territory,

with the Ecumenical

Accompaniment Programme in

order to monitor human rights

and to offer protective presence

to those experiencing difficult

situations. Now back at home,

Sarah shares those experiences in

order to advocate for a just peace

for all those living in Israel and

the Palestinian territories.

Sarah Rowe being interviewed

at a check point.

Events & information. . . Events & information. . . Events & informatio

4 July/August 13

The Dean of St George’s

Cathedral in Jerusalem, The Very

Revd Hosam Naoum, is offering

a gap year experience in

Jerusalem for a single person or

a married couple:

For a single person – a year

working as Sacristan and Verger

to the cathedral.

For a couple: one to act as

Sacristan/Verger, the other as PA

to the Dean.

Would suit gap year

students/ordinands or others

looking for overseas service for

a year.

Board and Lodgings provided

but other expenses to be found

through the support of a parish

church or other means. Some

grant funding may be available.

Anyone interested please

contact the Archdeacon of

Nottingham, Peter Hill, for

further details as soon as

possible: email archdeacon-

nottm@southwell.anglican.

org mobile: 07771 778182

An opportunity

for a year in

Jerusalem

Ride round England with

William Reddaway and his horse

William Reddaway (65) and his horse Strider from

Cheltenham, set out on an ambitious adventure on 11th

May 2013. They intend to travel to all four corners of

England via 30 Cathedrals to raise awareness for two charities, the

Family Holiday Association and the Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre.

William will visit Southwell Minster on 24th July 2013.

A keen horseman, William has always loved travelling and wanted to

to a seriously long journey. This project has been over two years in

planning, William realised he could not undertake the 2,500 mile

journey until he retired, which he did last summer.

Farncombe Estate, above the village of Broadway in Cotswolds,

where William worked for 28 years is providing the venue for the

start and finish of the journey.

Further details: www.riderroundengland.org, William has a

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rideroundengland

Strider has his own Twitter feed @riderndengland

Southwell Minster Theological Library

The Theological Library catalogue is now available online. From the

main page of www.southwellminster.org.uk click on Theological

Library on the left-hand side. When it comes up the word Search

appears underneath, click on that. Type in the surname of your author

in the box and click. From the menu click on the book you want and

details will be displayed including the shelf number to enable you to

find it in the library. Books may be borrowed for one month, just

enter the book and your name, address and telephone number in the

Loans Book.

www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes

Prayerdiary

In August we pray for. . .

Niftynotes 5

Thu 01 Aug Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust Kings Mill Hospital (John Wood, Tracey Bryne)

Port Moresby - (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Peter Ramsden

Fri 02 Aug Radford All Souls; Radford St Peter (Mark Gilmore, Carolyn Gilmore, Michael

Phillips)

Port Sudan - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Yusif Kuku

Sat 03 Aug Sneinton St Christopher (Naomi Hill, Steve Silvester)

Portsmouth - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Christopher Foster

Rochester - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd James Langstaff

Rochester - Tonbridge - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Dr Brian Castle

Sun 04 Aug Diocesan Ecumenical Officer (Stephen Morris)

Pretoria - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Dr Johannes Seoka

Lithuania (Bishop Mindaugas Sabutis)

Mon 05 Aug Sneinton St Cyprian (Andrew Waude)

Puerto Rico - (IX, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd David Alvarez

Tue 06 Aug Sneinton St Stephen, Sneinton St Stephen’s Primary School (Colin Rushforth)

Pune - (North India) The Rt Revd Vijay Sathe

Wed 07 Aug Stapleford, St Luke; Stapleford, St Helen; Stapleford St John’s Church School

(Peter Huxtable, Peter Gilroy)

Qu'Appelle - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Gregory Kerr-Wilson

In August we pray for. . .6 July/August 13

Thu 08 Aug Staff at the Minster Office

Quebec - (Canada, Canada) The Rt Revd Dennis Drainville

Fri 09 Aug Toton St George’s Army Church; Toton St Peter (Colin Bourne, Debbie Lord)

Quincy - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd John Buchanan

Sat 10 Aug Wollaton Park, St Mary (Henry Curran)

Rajasthan - (North India) The Rt Revd Warris Masih

Sun 11 Aug Sisters of the Community of the Holy Cross, Costock

Rayalaseema - (South India) The Rt Revd Dr Kommaddi Yesuvaraprasad

Helsinki (Bishop Irja Askola)

Mon 12 Aug WEST BINGHAM DEANERY (Area Dean: John Bentham; Lay Chair: Sue

Waterston)

Recife - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Dr Sebastiao Armando Soares

Tue 13 Aug Barton-in-Fabis, St George; Gotham, St Lawrence; Kingston-on-Soar, St Winifred;

Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Holy Trinity; Thrumpton, All Saints (Richard Coleman)

Rejaf - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Enock Tombe

Wed 14 Aug Clifton Team Ministry (Sarah Clark, Anne Noble)

Remo - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Michael Fape

Thu 15 Aug Newark Hospital (Vacant)

Renk - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Jospeh Atem

Fri 16 Aug Costock, St Giles; Costock Primary School; East Leake, St Mary; Rempstone, All

Saints, Stanford-on-Soar, St John the Baptist; West Leake, St Helena (Vacant: Area

Dean: John Bentham; Lay Chair: Sue Waterston; Clergy: Pat Edwards;

Churchwardens: Peter Bingley, Conrad Oatey, Doris Elcock, Laura Lantz, Gillian

Clarke, Jamie Taylor)

Rhode Island - (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Geralyn Wolf

Sat 17 Aug Edwalton, Holy Rood (Vacant: Area Dean: John Bentham; Lay Chair: Peter

Hayward; Churchwardens: Roy Bradshaw, Susan Russell)

Rift Valley - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd John Lupaa

Sun 18 Aug Our Partner Diocese of Natal, Bishop Rubin, the Clergy and People

Rio de Janeiro - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Filadelfo Neto

Stockholm (Bishop Eva Brunne)

Mon 19 Aug Gamston & Bridgford, St Luke; Pierrepont Gamston Primary School (Mark Fraser,

Tim Parker)

Rio Grande - (VII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Michael Vono

Tue 20 Aug Lady Bay, All Hallows; Holme Pierrepont, St Edmund (Mark Rodel, Howard

Bateson)

Riverina - (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt Revd Douglas Stevens

In August we pray for. . .Niftynotes 7

Wed 21 Aug Ruddington, St Peter; St Peter’s Primary School (Andrew Buchanan)

Rochester (USA) - (II, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Dr Prince Singh

Thu 22 Aug Normanton-on-Soar, St James; Sutton Bonington, St Anne; Sutton Bonington St

Michael (John Davey)

Rockhampton - (Queensland, Australia) The Rt Revd Godfrey Fryar

Fri 23 Aug West Bridgford, St Giles (Lee Proudlove)

Rokon - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Francis Mori

Sat 24 Aug Wilford, St Wilfrid; South Wilford Primary School, The Nottingham Emmanuel

(VA) School (Phil Marsh)

Rorya - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd John Adiema

Sun 25 Aug All engaged in the Healing Ministry throughout the Diocese

Ruaha - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Joseph Mgomi

Aarhus (Bishop Kjeld Holm)

Mon 26 Aug Wilford Hill, St Paul (Chris Hodder, Isabelle Hamley)

Rumbek - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Alapayo Kuctiel

Tue 27 Aug BASSETLAW & BAWTRY DEANERY – (Area Dean: Jonathan Smithurst; Lay

Chair: John Chambers; Associate Priests: Tim Pownall Jones, Irene Tissington)

Rupert's Land - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Donald Phillips

Wed 28 Aug Austerfield, St Helena; Bawtry, St Nicholas; Misson, St John the Baptist (Jonathan

Strickland, Paul Savage)

Ruvuma - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Dr Maternus Kapinga

Thu 29 Aug Beckingham, All Saints; Walkeringham, St Mary Magdalene; Misterton,

All Saints; West Stockwith, St Mary the Blessed Virgin (David Henson)

Ruwenzori - (Uganda) Vacant

South Rwenzori - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Jackson Nzerebende

Fri 30 Aug Blyth, St Mary & St Martin; St Mary & St Martin’s Church School; Ranskill,

St Barnabas; Scrooby, St Wilfrid (Kate Bottley)

Sabah - (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Albert Fui

Assistant Bishop of Sabah - (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Melter Tais

Sat 31 Aug Carlton-in-Lindrick, St John the Evangelist; Langold, St Luke; Oldcotes, St Mark

(Jane Blatherwick)

Sabongidda-Ora - (Nigeria) The Rt Revd John Akao

Sapele - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Blessing Erifeta

World links news - Natalwww.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes

8 July/August 13

The Revd Alison Cox writes:

How long has it taken you

to get here this morning?

was the opening to a

sermon preached by a Southwell

curate in a KwaZuluNatal church

recently. Journey times varied but

none could match over 50 years,

which is the time that had elapsed

since the preacher first sensed a

call to Africa!

Some of us had waited less time

but we all set out with excitement

and differing expectations, hopes

and concerns, to work in parishes

in and around the cities of Durban

and Pietermaritzburg, on the coast

and in the northern town of

Newcastle. We took services

(Yes, they really were at 7 and 9

am Sunday mornings), lead study

groups, helped in local projects,

drank tea, sat with the bereaved,

rejoiced at baptisms ... All the

things of a curacy in Southwell

but for the most part happening in

glorious sunshine.

The similarities of ministry here

and there were balanced by the

contrasts: the extremes of wealth

and poverty we do not see in our

diocese, the preoccupation with

safety and security, the

unfailingly overwhelming

generosity of hospitality and time

from everyone we met and the

real joy and gratitude that we had

come to visit them and their

country.

People were keen to tell us their

stories. These helped make sense

of the things we saw, in a country

striving to achieve in a short,

post- apartheid time what it has

taken a country like the US much

longer.

We reflected that the Anglican

Church is well-placed to offer the

stability and theology that a

newly-emerging society urgently

needs. We saw church leaders and

members working at every level

for peace and reconciliation in

every strand of society.

Particularly memorable were

projects in the poorest

communities – a soup kitchen in

central Durban, an after-school

club for orphans of HIV/AIDS in

a township. (The reality and

value of the diocesan link came

home to us when we met the

sister of Pearl Nzuzu, the diocese

of Natal’s youth advisor who has

been in Southwell recently, in her

home township at an after school

club. She and her friends knew all

about our visit.)

We saw the strength of

organisations within the church,

such as the Mothers Union,

whose members provide vital

practical support to children and

young people orphaned by

AIDS..

We returned to Southwell after

this wonderful, challenging and

humbling experience more tanned

than when we left and with bags

bulging with souvenirs. We also

brought back new awareness of

the world church and the

Anglican communion, a stronger

sense of what a diocesan link can

mean and fresh vision for our

current and future ministries.

These we believe will last when

the tans have faded.

Denise Dodd

Developing World Church

Links Adviser 07720 511192

email: denise.dodd@

southwell.anglican.org

Reflections from the Curate trip 2013

www.southwell.anglican.org Compiled for Nifty Notes

PrayerdiaryIn September we pray for. . .

Niftynotes 9

Sun 01 Sep Diocesan Readers (Alison Cox, Lay Training Officer; Chris Perrett, Warden;

Barbara Coleman, Readers & RLM CME Officer)

Saldanha Bay - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Raphael Hess

Turku (Archbishop Kari Mäkinen, Bishop Kaarlo Kalliala)

Mon 02 Sep Clayworth, St Peter; Everton, Holy Trinity; Mattersey, All Saints; Gringley-on-the-

Hill, St Peter & St Paul; St Peter’s Church School (Jonathan Smithurst)

Salisbury - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam

Salisbury - Ramsbury - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Edward Condry

Salisbury - Sherborne - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings

Tue 03 Sep Harworth, all Saints; Harworth Church School (Vacant: Area Dean: Jonathan

Smithurst; Lay Chair: John Chambers; Churchwardens: Dorothy Wilson, Bryan

Oliver)

Sambalpur - (North India) The Rt Revd Pinuel Dip

Wed 04 Sep Holbeck, St Winifred; Norton Cuckney, St Mary; Norton Cuckney Church School

(Simon Cash, Brian Little)

San Diego - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd James Mathes

San Joaquin - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Chester Talton

Thu 05 Sep Nottinghamshire Community Health (Paul Bentley, Mrs Kate Colclough, Jeremy

Pemberton); John Eastwood Hospice (Paul Bentley); Ashfield Health Village

(Jeremy Pemberton)

Santiago - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Alexander Wandag

Fri 06 Sep RETFORD AREA TEAM MINISTRY:

Babworth, All Saints; Ranby, St Martin; Scofton with Osberton, St John; Ranby C

of E Primary School (Mark Vasey-Saunders)

Sao Paulo - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Roger Bird

Sat 07 Sep Clarborough, St John the Baptist; Hayton, St Peter; North Wheatley, St Peter & St

Paul, with West Burton; Bole, St Martin with Saundby; Sturton, St Peter & St Paul;

with Littleborough; North Wheatley C of E Primary School, Sturton C of E

Primary School (Mark Cantrill)

Saskatchewan - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Michael Hawkins

Saskatoon - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd David Irving

In September we pray for. . .10 July/August 13

Sun 08 Sep Racial Justice Sunday - Dianne Skerritt (Diversity Officer)

Sebei - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Augustine Salimo

Espoo (Bishop Tapio Luoma)

Mon 09 Sep Dunham-on-Trent, St Oswald, with Darlton, Ragnall, Fledborough; East Drayton,

St Peter; East Markham, St John the Baptist; Askham, St Nicholas; Headon, St

Peter, with Upton; Grove, St Helen; Dunham C of E Primary School (Julia Jesson)

Sekondi (Ghana) - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Col Otoo

Tue 10 Sep Elkesley, St Giles; Bothamsall, Our Lady & St Peter; Gamston, St Peter; Eaton, All

Saints; West Drayton, St Paul; Gamston C of E Primary School (Vacant: Area

Dean: Jonathan Smithurst; Lay Chair: John Chambers; Associate Priests: Tim

Pownall Jones, Irene Tissington, Churchwardens: Audrey Hind, Alison Waite, Mary

Howard, Peter Barnett, Raymond Moore, Susan Hancock, Alan Dunning)

Seychelles - (Indian Ocean) The Rt Revd James Song

Wed 11 Sep North Leverton, St Martin; South Leverton, All Saints; Rampton, All Saints;

Laneham, St Peter; Treswell, St John the Baptist, with Cottam; Stokeham, St Peter;

North Leverton C of E Academy (Felicity Ferriter)

Shinyanga - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Charles Ngusa

Thu 12 Sep Diocesan Chief Executive for the Diocese, Nigel Spraggins and his colleagues

Shyira - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Dr Laurent Mbanda

Shyogwe - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Jered Kalimba

Fri 13 Sep Ordsall, All Hallows; Sutton-cum-Lound, St Bartholomew; Sutton C of E Primary

School (Sue Caddy)

Sialkot - (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Samuel Pervaiz

Sat 14 Sep Retford, St Saviour; East Retford, St Swithun; West Retford, St Michael the

Archangel); St Swithun’s C of E Primary School (Tony Walker)

Sittwe - (Myanmar) The Rt Revd Dr James Deng

Sun 15 Sep Shireoaks, St Luke; St Luke’s Church School (Martyn Alvey)

Sokoto - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Augustine Omole

Ribe (Bishop Elisabeth Dons Christensen)Mon 16 Sep Worksop Christ Church (Martyn Alvey)

South Western Brazil - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Francisco De Assis Da Silva

Tue 17 Sep Carburton, St Giles; Clumber Park, St Mary the Virgin; Worksop; St Mary & St

Cuthbert; Worksop Priory Church School; (Nicolas Spicer)

Southeast Florida - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Leopold Frade

Southwest Florida - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Dabney Smith

Wed 18 Sep Worksop St Anne; Worksop St Anne’s Church School (Simon Cash)

Southeastern Mexico - (Mexico) The Rt Revd Benito Juarez-Martinez

Thu 19 Sep Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust (Clive Smith, Jackie Allen)

Southern Brazil - (Brazil) The Rt Revd Orlando Santos de Oliveira

In September we pray for. . .Niftynotes 11

Fri 20 Sep Worksop St John; Worksop St John’s Church School (Vacant: Area Dean: Jonathan

Smithurst, Lay Chair: John Chambers; Churchwardens: Martin Hodgkinson,

David Croucher)

Southern Highlands - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd John Mwela

Sat 21 Sep Worksop St Paul (Area Dean: Jonathan Smithurst; Lay Chair: John Chambers;

Churchwardens: Margaret Winks, Joan Fricker )

Southern Malawi - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Dr James Tengatenga

Sun 22 Sep The Lord Lieutenant, Sir John Peace and the High Sheriff, Nicky Weston

Upper Shire - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Brighton Malasa

Tuam Killala and Achonry (Bishop Patrick Rooke)

Mon 23 Sep MANSFIELD DEANERY – (Area Dean: Mark Adams; Lay Chair: Pam Bishop)

Southern Nyanza - (Kenya) The Rt Revd James Ochiel

Tue 24 Sep Blidworth, St Mary of the Purification; Rainworth, St Simon and St Jude (Hazel

Robinson, Clare Tyack)

Southern Ohio - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Thomas Breidenthal

Wed 25 Sep Clipstone, All Saints (Tony Evans, Louise Holliday)

Southern Philippines - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Danilo Bustamante

Thu 26 Sep Edwinstowe, St Mary; Edwinstowe Church School (Tony Evans, Louise Holliday)

Southern Virginia - (III, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Herman Hollerith

Fri 27 Sep Forest Town, St Alban; Mansfield Oak Tree Lane, Worship in Community Centre

(Philip Stead, Paul Bentley)

Southwark - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun

Southwark - Croydon - (Canterbury, England) Vacant

Southwark - Kingston-upon Thames - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Richard

Cheetham

Southwark - Woolwich - (England) Vacant

Sat 28 Sep Mansfield, St Augustine (Vacant: Area Dean: Mark Adams; Lay Chair: Pam

Bishop; Churchwardens: Roger Walton, Ian Wilson)

Southwell & Nottingham - (England) The Rt Revd Paul Butler

Southwell & Nottingham - Sherwood - (York, England) The Rt Revd Anthony Porter

Sun 29 Sep Diocesan Synod (Pam Bishop: Chair of the House of Laity and Phil Williams: Chair

of the House of Clergy)

Southwestern Virginia - (III, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Neff Powell

Greenland (Bishop Sofie Petersen)

Mon 30 Sep Mansfield, St John the Evangelist; Ladybrook, St Mary the Virgin (Mark Adams,

Dave Berry)

Spokane - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd James Waggoner

Springfield - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Daniel Martins

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12 July/August 13

The Revd Lucy Cleland writes:

Peace and reconciliation will

be the focus of Bishop

Paul’s two-week visit to

Burundi and Rwanda this August.

The visit will help promote

understanding about issues of

peace and reconciliation and how

what has been learned there can

be applied to situations in the UK

and elsewhere. A key element of

the trip will be continuing to

build the partnership between this

diocese and the Anglican Church

in Burundi.

Bishop Paul will be accompanied

by John Mann (Bassetlaw MP)

and Lilian Greenwood

(Nottingham South MP) and two

MPs from other areas. They will

meet with Archbishops of both

countries along with senior

politicians and officials. Part of

their focus will be seeing projects

which are focused on peace and

reconciliation, both through the

local church and the community.

This will include Christian Aid

partner projects.

The group also includes the Revd

Sarah Clark, Dean of Women’s

Ministry and Rector of the

Clifton Team Ministry. “I feel

really excited and privileged to be

part of this opportunity to

experience work towards peace

and reconciliation in such a real

situation,” says Sarah. “I hope

that my own vision of how faith

and justice, Church, State and

organisations partner together to

bring divided peoples together,

will be shaped and fired by the

experience, changing how I go

about my everyday role and

vocation as a Christian.”

Poppy Richards who is studying

Theology at Chester University

will be recording the trip and

offering a young person’s

perspective on the experience.

She lives in Ordsall and is a

member of John Mann’s

constituency. Christian Aid

worker Andy Clasper will link the

group up with various Christian

Aid projects. Andy has been

working with Denise Dodd this

year to help us develop our world

church links as a diocese.

Bishop Paul said: “This promises

to be a fascinating visit to two

countires that are very close to

my heart. The people of Rwanda

and Burundi have some

incredible things to share with us

and I am sure we will all return

enriched by what we hear and

see. I am looking forward also to

continuing to build the link

between this diocese and the

Anglican church in Burundi.”

Denise Dodd

Developing World Church

Links Adviser 07720 511192

email: denise.dodd@

southwell.anglican.org

Developments in

the Anglican

Province of

Burundi

At an extra-ordinary Provincial

Synod held in March the

creation of Rumonge diocese

from the southern part of

Bujumbura diocese was

approved making a seventh

diocese. The Revd Pedaculi

Birakengana who is currently the

Provincial Secretary has been

elected as the Bishop of the new

diocese.

The Rt Revd Eraste Bigirimana

who has been the Bishop of

Muyinga has been appointed as

Bishop of Bujumbura.

August visit focuses

on peace & reconcilation

The Revd Pedaculi Birakengana

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16-18 Worship Transforming Communities

A major national conference to help inspire, enrich and transform the

worship of God in the Church of England. In conjunction with Aston

University and Birmingham Cathedral

Keynote speakers: Ed Foley, Nick Holtam, Jessica Martin with input

from Will Todd, Sophie Hacker and many more.

£295 per person

Aston- Birmingham

For full details see

http://starttheweek.typepad.com/files/conference-flyer---

worshiptransformingcommunities.pdf

CMD July/Aug FOOTPRINTS

THEATRE TRUST

Theatre and Storytelling for

Schools and the Community

from a Christian world view

are looking for

PART-TIME OFFICE

SUPPORT

in Nottingham city centre

Familiarity with office systems

essential. Social media

awareness needed. Interest in

maintaining the Trust's online

profile.

Flexible working hours [eg.

10am - 2pm] 10 - 15 hours a

week negotiable.

Term time only

Contact Robin

0115 9586554

email: admin@

footprintstheatre.co.uk

Music on the Launde

20th July 2013

Music from The Good Guys

Orchestra, Funk Soul Brother,

and The Tin Pigeons.

Bring a picnic or buy food from

high quality local providers on

the day. Gates open at 3.30 pm

and there is a firework finale at

10.30 pm.

Tickets £19 (until 10th July) and

then £23

Book tickets by e-mail:

tickets@funky-abbey.co.uk ;

online: www.funky-

abbey.co.uk ; or 0116 259 8915

Bank Holiday Monday

26th August 2013

Launde Abbey Fun Day

including Classic Cars,

Stalls and Car Boot Sale

Great fun for all the family:

Classic Cars, Craft Stalls,

Collector’s Fair, Car Boot Sale,

Produce & Plant Stalls, Games

for all ages, Wacky Races, and

Launde Lunches. Bring a picnic

or treat yourself to lunch.

To book a stall or check in your

classic car, please contact

Suzanne@launde.org.uk or

phone 01572 718806

Special events at Launde Abbey

Diocesan

Wholeness &

Healing Service

The next Diocesan Wholeness

and Healing Service will be at

Southwell Minster on

Thursday 11th July at 7.30pm.

The Holy Communion will be

led by the Revd Pat Hemstock,

and the preacher will be the

Revd Stephen Hippisley- Cox.

Laying on of hands, with prayer

for healing and wholeness, and

anointing will be offered.

Individuals and parish groups are

very welcome, including those

exploring this ministry to which

God calls the whole Church.

What’s Onin July

Items to be included in What’s On for Nifty Notes should be sent to Nicola Mellors at nicola@southwell.anglican.org

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Diocesan Synod

St Peter's Church, Nottingham Coffee Break Concerts - St Peter's Church Choir In celebration

of 25 years of Coffee Break Concerts, the church choir will be joined by a number of alumni

for this festival concert including music by Elgar, Bach and a commissioned work by Howard

Skempton. Starts 11am and lasts for one hour. Coffee & biscuits available from 10.15am.

Admission free, with donations welcome.

Nottingham Wind Ensemble present, "Music for a Summers Evening". 7.30pm, St Mary the

Virgin, Bunny. Fundraising event for the Church and for the Alzheimers Society. The music

will include Mama Mia, Hello Dolly, the Shostakovich Jazz Suite and much more besides.

Refreshments. Tickets £8 from Tony Raban 01150 845982.

Music in the Great Hall 2013 - Chamber concerts in the historic Great Hall of Southwell

Minster. 8pm. Isata Kkanneh-Mason Piano. Further details and mailing list: email:

migh@southwellminster.org.uk

Diocesan Wholeness & Healing Eucharist – 7.30pm, Southwell Minster

St John’s College 150th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service – 3pm, Southwell Minster

Ministry of Sport golf day – Ramsdale Golf Club

Summer Fair 10.30am-2.30pm, The Priory Church Worksop. Refreshments, raffle, lots of

stalls, and fun, admission free.

Quiet Day ‘God of the Infinite; God of the Infinitesimal’ - Helen Nice. The Scriptures are full

of the wonders of the visible universe. Now that science allows us to explore the beauty and

intricacy of the infinitely small, we can see new dimensions to God’s creativity and wisdom.

How might these new discoveries help our understanding of God and ourselves? Can science

and faith have a fruitful meeting-point in the microscopic? 10-4pm, Sacrista Prebend. Coffee

available from 9.45am. £20 (£18.50 for Friends of Sacrista Prebend) Please bring a packed

lunch, drinks are provided. To book: 01636 816833, email: sacrista_prebend@btinternet.com

Summer Concert featuring Bestwood Male Voice Choir. 7.30pm, Beeston Parish Church.

Tickets: £6 from the Church Mon-Fri 11.30am-1.30pm or call The Church Office 07709

756949 or Babsel on 0115 917 8488. Refreshments available.

All Saints’ Coddington Summer Fair, 2-4pm. Come and join in the ‘Fun of the Fair’. Bouncy

Castle, Coconut Shy, Golf game, Raffles, quizzes and lots of prizes to be won, held in the

church cottage gardens. In church there will be Cream Teas, live music, crafts, and singing by

the Re-Fresh Choir.

Open Churches Weekend - www.nottsopenchurches.org.uk

Church Open Days The Priory Church, Worksop. All welcome, admission free, come & visit

our beautiful old Church.

Churches Open Day: St. Mary's Church Clifton Village will open it's doors for this event,

11am-4pm. The church bells will be rung and visitors will be able to view this on a screen, and

look around the Church at their leisure, and discover it's history, as there will be information

available.There will be several stalls, including cakes - toys - books-brica brac - tombola and

raffle. For children there will be a church trail, and an activity corner for making

things,(which will be supervised). To top it up there will be refreshments, of Cream Teas and

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Please note the deadline for the September issue of Nifty Notes is: 12th August 2013

What’s On . . . What’s On . . . What’s On . . . What’s On . . . What’s

soft drinks. This should be a good day, please put in into your diary and support us.

Words & Music Evening “What’s it All About, Alfie?” (A light hearted look at life through

poetry, prose and music) - Friends of Holy Trinity, Rolleston and The Greenaway, Rolleston

Village Hall. 7.30pm, The Greenaway, Rolleston Village Hall. Tickets £10 adult £5 children

under 16 (includes a supper and a bar will be available) from Beryl Northcote 01636 812579.

Funds raised will be shared between the Village Hall and Holy Trinity Church Toilet & Tea

Bar Project

Organ Concert -St John the Baptist Church, Stanford on Soar LE12 5PY To be given on the

"Father Willis" organ by Paul Hale. 7.30pm. £6 including light refreshments, children free.

Open Churches Weekend - www.nottsopenchurches.org.uk

Open Churches Weekend at All Saints, Stanton-on-the-Wolds. Sat 10am-2pm and Sun 2pm-

5pm. Refreshments offered throughout. Informal Organ Recital Sat 11.30am-12.30pm; Sun

2pm-3pm. Singalong hymns, display of historical items in Church and a guided tour, by a

local Historian, of the ancient headstones (some of which are listed). Display of vestments.

Contact Gill Hill: gillykeychurch@gmail.com

All Saints’ Coddington ‘Prayer Maze’, 10am-4pm. Time for prayer and reflection as you travel

the Prayer Maze in the peace and quite of this beautiful church.

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Landscape photography exhibition – Southwell Minster. Further details: Caroline Jarvis 01636

817285, email: administrator@southwellminster.org.uk

Quiet Day ‘Poetry Picnic’ - Jane Wyles. Come along and whet your appetite for poetry….a

delicious picnic of words to savour and share…about God and everything in His universe.

Bring a blanket, your lunch and some favourite poems. 10-4pm, Sacrista Prebend. Coffee

available from 9.45am. £20 (£18.50 for Friends of Sacrista Prebend) Please bring a packed

lunch, drinks are provided. To book: 01636 816833, email: sacrista_prebend@btinternet.com

Informal lunchtime piano recital - Southwell Minster. 12.15 pm. Pianist and composer Charles

Timberlake.

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'Sing Out' UK Youth Vocal Choir

Competition 2013

'Sing Out’ UK Youth Vocal Choir Competition is for ages between 11

and 21 years. Each choir has to have a minimum of 20 singers in it to

enter the competition.

The first round of auditions will be the South East Regionals, and will

be held at The Mick Jagger Centre in Kent, over 2 days in November,

namely Saturday 16th November and Sunday 17th November 2013.

There will then be further Regional Auditions, ending with the Final

towards the end of 2014.

It’s an extremely exciting, inclusive and creative competition with

great prizes and a panel of Celebrity Music Industry Judges

Further details:

Nici 07814 010822, email info@purestarproductions.com

“LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD...”

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UK YOUTH VOCAL CHOIR COMPETITION

Meet our panel of Top Music Industry Experts!!

Amazing prizes!!

Ages 11 – 21 years

Email info@purestarproductions.comor call 07814 010822 / 07886 969713

for an information pack

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Comings and Goings. . . Comings and Goings. . . Comings and Goings

The Revd Zoe Burton, Assistant Curate, Ravenshead Benefice, in the Diocese of Southwell &

Nottingham, to become Priest-in-Charge of the United Benefice of Ollerton with Boughton in the same

Diocese. Licensing to take place on 26 September, 7.30pm, Ollerton.

The Revd Chris Brown, previously Associate Priest at St Leonard’s, Wollaton, in the Diocese of

Southwell and Nottingham, has moved to the Diocese of Chelmsford.

The Reverend Elizabeth Snowden, Vicar, Bestwood Emmanuel with St Mark, also Area Dean of

Nottingham North.

Saturday 13 July 2013

‘God of the Infinite; God

of the Infinitesimal’

led by Helen Nice

The Scriptures are full of the

wonders of the visible universe.

Now that science allows us to

explore the beauty and intricacy of

the infinitely small, we can see new

dimensions to God’s creativity and wisdom. How might these new

discoveries help our understanding of God and ourselves? Can

science and faith have a fruitful meeting-point in the microscopic?

Helen Nice has been a minister in the Methodist Church for nearly 10

years, currently having pastoral charge of the congregations in

Southwell, Sutton on Trent, Elston and Edingley. After a degree in

Botany she did some research in plant cell development. She has

since worked in the Health Service and in Chaplaincy with Methodist

Homes.

Saturday 10 August 2013

‘Poetry Picnic’

led by Jane Wyles

Come along and whet your appetite for poetry….a delicious picnic of

words to savour and share….about God and everything in His

universe. Bring a blanket, your lunch and some favourite poems.

Read some, write some, enjoy creating and eating outdoors together.

Jane Wyles started writing poetry when she was 10 and has published

a collection of poems and photographs called ‘You, Me, God &

Stuff’, which she sold for charity. Another anthology, ‘Song of the

Ladybird’ will be available shortly.

Sacrista Prebend Retreat House Working holidays

at Launde Abbey

Achange is as a good as a

rest they say and what

better change for most of

us than working in a different

environment where we are also

able to give something back.

Launde Abbey, the diocesan

retreat house for Leicester and

Peterborough and a charitable

trust, is offering Working

Holidays at its East Norton base.

Volunteers will find much to

occupy them during the 5 day

holidays, as well as the

opportunity for friendship, good

company and excellent food.

There are two holidays, one from

12th–15th of August,

concentrating more on the

Abbey’s gardens and the other a

week later from 19th–23rd

August, with the emphasis more

on preparations for the annual

fundraising day on Bank Holiday

Monday. They both cost just

£95 for adults, and accompanied

children are welcome too (under

12s £40 and 12-16s £60)

Further details and to book a

place: 01572 717254, email:

info@launde.org.uk or

www.laundeabbey.org.uk