joining together in the transforming mission of God

your stories

Jubilee HouseWestgateSouthwellNottinghamshireNG25 0JH

southwell.anglican.org

We give thanks for signs of growthOver the past year parishes have continued to develop their own ministry and plans in ‘Growing Disciples wider younger and deeper’. There are many moving and encouraging personal stories, some exciting new initiatives, alongside the daily witness, worship and care of God’s people in every place.

Significant developments have taken place:

The planting of two new resource churches, one in the city and one in the rural heart of the county – and there are more on the way.

The appointment of 19 new clergy to parishes across the diocese.

The ordination of 20 new priests – the highest number for many years.

The increasing numbers of people enrolling on lay discipleship courses.

The growth of the Younger Leadership College, preparing young Christian leaders.

A prayerGod of Mission,who alone brings growth to your Church,Send your Holy Spirit to bring vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, faith to our lives,hope to our communities,and love to our hearts,through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

Amanda DigmanPriest in Charge at St John the Baptist, Carlton

St John’s Community Cinema is a new project which has been three years in the making. Our vision is to welcome the many mainly single, older people in the area; the whole initiative is aimed at making the church really visible in this community and putting the building to more regular use. Through the cinema we will be able to invite people to other events, courses and services, such as Emmaus, Pilgrim, memorial services, annual baptism party etc. We’re really excited by what God is doing in this place.

Paul Howard Older person’s advisor, who has organised Alpha courses for the elderly and is encouraging others to do the same.

The real joy of asking older people to come along is that they get to meet each other and they get to meet Jesus. In an age where one of our biggest concerns for older people is loneliness, we are here with an answer: join a church.

Julie Cotterill Pioneer minister at New Cross Community Church, Sutton in Ashfield.

Thanks to the growing disciples fund we started a monthly Messy Church in our local school, Hillocks Primary. We began in September with around 45 people joining in, sharing their own stories with us through conversations over crafts and food and valuing the free children’s clothing through ‘Sharewear’. Already relationships are being formed and we are often asked if we will be doing Messy Church every week.

Jonny Hughes Leader of Trinity Church Nottingham, a new church planted in the former Neales Auction House in the city centre.

The last year has been such an exciting one for Trinity Church Nottingham. We’ve moved from a front room gathering on Thursdays, to weekly services in our building. Along the way we’ve grown in depth, diversity and number. We’ve seen people connect with church for the first time, and many others find a place to reconnect with God. It’s been an exciting journey, and it’s only just beginning.

The Revd Lydia Cartwright had a vision for taking the church to the people – and planted a new worshipping community in a disused hairdressers on a Stapleford Estate.

Lydia, who is the curate at St Helen’s, Stapleford, said she felt a deep call to a small estate at her end of town soon after moving there.

“After a time of prayer walking with others who also felt drawn to the estate, we began to realise that we might be part of the answers to our prayers and on 7th May 2017 we opened a church and community room in an old hairdressers at Montrose Court.

“The dream is that our small team can work with residents to create a welcoming space where people can meet Jesus. Our opening times are Monday and Thursday mornings as a drop-in with prayers at 11am, Wednesday morning as a food bank and distribution centre, and Sunday at 4pm for café style all-age worship.

A new resource church is being nurtured and established in Newark and Southwell deanery as part of the diocesan vision for Growing Disciples Wider Younger Deeper.

The new church – called The Potting Shed Church – is working alongside rural parishes as they too develop their own plans to reach people outside of the church.

The Revd Alison Jones is leading this pioneering initiative alongside Ant Dixon a pioneer curate. Since September Alison and Ant have been meeting weekly with a growing team and The Potting Shed Church has held monthly gatherings.

Alison was formally commissioned into this new role by Bishop Paul at The Potting Shed First Gathering in September. The team were delighted at the number of people and families who came along, to cheer them on and to find out more.

Church in former hairdressing salon The Potting Shed Church

“What we are doing here would not work everywhere but we can all pray and we can all look to see what God is doing in our communities and then we can be bold enough to take a step in faith and have a go.

“As more people join us, the possibilities are endless.

“I can’t wait to see all that God will do here.”

“We were delighted to welcome around 90 supporting friends, family, neighbours and those intrigued to find out more about The Potting Shed Church when we gathered in a marquee in the garden at Willow Cottage.

“The event was an opportunity to hear a little more about plans for The Potting Shed and to hear from Bishop Paul something of the context within which The Potting Shed will operate as we seek to build community with those not connected to the church.”

Since then The Potting Shed has had a November Gathering with a bonfire and sausages and has been running an Alpha course as a team on a Thursday evening.

Dear Friends

As we look back as a diocese on 2017 there is so much to give thanks for in the life and ministry of our parishes and in every place that God’s people bear witness to the grace and truth of our Lord Jesus Christ. There are many stories of lives that are being transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit through his Church as we seek to continue ‘Growing Disciples wider, younger and deeper’ in every community across the diocese. Thank you for your part in this ongoing adventure following Christ together. As parishes and benefices review their plans and refresh their vision for the coming year, we hope some of the stories contained in this leaflet will be an encouragement to you. Please tell us your own stories so we can include them in future communications.

“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (words from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3)

With every blessing as partners in the Gospel

Bishop Paul and Bishop Tony

transforming lives transforming communities transforming culture transforming society transforming workplaces transforming education

The Revd Lydia Cartwright had a vision for taking the church to the people – and planted a new worshipping community in a disused hairdressers on a Stapleford Estate.

Lydia, who is the curate at St Helen’s, Stapleford, said she felt a deep call to a small estate at her end of town soon after moving there.

“After a time of prayer walking with others who also felt drawn to the estate, we began to realise that we might be part of the answers to our prayers and on 7th May 2017 we opened a church and community room in an old hairdressers at Montrose Court.

“The dream is that our small team can work with residents to create a welcoming space where people can meet Jesus. Our opening times are Monday and Thursday mornings as a drop-in with prayers at 11am, Wednesday morning as a food bank and distribution centre, and Sunday at 4pm for café style all-age worship.

A new resource church is being nurtured and established in Newark and Southwell deanery as part of the diocesan vision for Growing Disciples Wider Younger Deeper.

The new church – called The Potting Shed Church – is working alongside rural parishes as they too develop their own plans to reach people outside of the church.

The Revd Alison Jones is leading this pioneering initiative alongside Ant Dixon a pioneer curate. Since September Alison and Ant have been meeting weekly with a growing team and The Potting Shed Church has held monthly gatherings.

Alison was formally commissioned into this new role by Bishop Paul at The Potting Shed First Gathering in September. The team were delighted at the number of people and families who came along, to cheer them on and to find out more.

Church in former hairdressing salon The Potting Shed Church

“What we are doing here would not work everywhere but we can all pray and we can all look to see what God is doing in our communities and then we can be bold enough to take a step in faith and have a go.

“As more people join us, the possibilities are endless.

“I can’t wait to see all that God will do here.”

“We were delighted to welcome around 90 supporting friends, family, neighbours and those intrigued to find out more about The Potting Shed Church when we gathered in a marquee in the garden at Willow Cottage.

“The event was an opportunity to hear a little more about plans for The Potting Shed and to hear from Bishop Paul something of the context within which The Potting Shed will operate as we seek to build community with those not connected to the church.”

Since then The Potting Shed has had a November Gathering with a bonfire and sausages and has been running an Alpha course as a team on a Thursday evening.

Dear Friends

As we look back as a diocese on 2017 there is so much to give thanks for in the life and ministry of our parishes and in every place that God’s people bear witness to the grace and truth of our Lord Jesus Christ. There are many stories of lives that are being transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit through his Church as we seek to continue ‘Growing Disciples wider, younger and deeper’ in every community across the diocese. Thank you for your part in this ongoing adventure following Christ together. As parishes and benefices review their plans and refresh their vision for the coming year, we hope some of the stories contained in this leaflet will be an encouragement to you. Please tell us your own stories so we can include them in future communications.

“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (words from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3)

With every blessing as partners in the Gospel

Bishop Paul and Bishop Tony

transforming lives transforming communities transforming culture transforming society transforming workplaces transforming education

The Revd Lydia Cartwright had a vision for taking the church to the people – and planted a new worshipping community in a disused hairdressers on a Stapleford Estate.

Lydia, who is the curate at St Helen’s, Stapleford, said she felt a deep call to a small estate at her end of town soon after moving there.

“After a time of prayer walking with others who also felt drawn to the estate, we began to realise that we might be part of the answers to our prayers and on 7th May 2017 we opened a church and community room in an old hairdressers at Montrose Court.

“The dream is that our small team can work with residents to create a welcoming space where people can meet Jesus. Our opening times are Monday and Thursday mornings as a drop-in with prayers at 11am, Wednesday morning as a food bank and distribution centre, and Sunday at 4pm for café style all-age worship.

A new resource church is being nurtured and established in Newark and Southwell deanery as part of the diocesan vision for Growing Disciples Wider Younger Deeper.

The new church – called The Potting Shed Church – is working alongside rural parishes as they too develop their own plans to reach people outside of the church.

The Revd Alison Jones is leading this pioneering initiative alongside Ant Dixon a pioneer curate. Since September Alison and Ant have been meeting weekly with a growing team and The Potting Shed Church has held monthly gatherings.

Alison was formally commissioned into this new role by Bishop Paul at The Potting Shed First Gathering in September. The team were delighted at the number of people and families who came along, to cheer them on and to find out more.

Church in former hairdressing salon The Potting Shed Church

“What we are doing here would not work everywhere but we can all pray and we can all look to see what God is doing in our communities and then we can be bold enough to take a step in faith and have a go.

“As more people join us, the possibilities are endless.

“I can’t wait to see all that God will do here.”

“We were delighted to welcome around 90 supporting friends, family, neighbours and those intrigued to find out more about The Potting Shed Church when we gathered in a marquee in the garden at Willow Cottage.

“The event was an opportunity to hear a little more about plans for The Potting Shed and to hear from Bishop Paul something of the context within which The Potting Shed will operate as we seek to build community with those not connected to the church.”

Since then The Potting Shed has had a November Gathering with a bonfire and sausages and has been running an Alpha course as a team on a Thursday evening.

Dear Friends

As we look back as a diocese on 2017 there is so much to give thanks for in the life and ministry of our parishes and in every place that God’s people bear witness to the grace and truth of our Lord Jesus Christ. There are many stories of lives that are being transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit through his Church as we seek to continue ‘Growing Disciples wider, younger and deeper’ in every community across the diocese. Thank you for your part in this ongoing adventure following Christ together. As parishes and benefices review their plans and refresh their vision for the coming year, we hope some of the stories contained in this leaflet will be an encouragement to you. Please tell us your own stories so we can include them in future communications.

“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (words from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3)

With every blessing as partners in the Gospel

Bishop Paul and Bishop Tony

transforming lives transforming communities transforming culture transforming society transforming workplaces transforming education

joining together in the transforming mission of God

your stories

Jubilee HouseWestgateSouthwellNottinghamshireNG25 0JH

southwell.anglican.org

We give thanks for signs of growthOver the past year parishes have continued to develop their own ministry and plans in ‘Growing Disciples wider younger and deeper’. There are many moving and encouraging personal stories, some exciting new initiatives, alongside the daily witness, worship and care of God’s people in every place.

Significant developments have taken place:

The planting of two new resource churches, one in the city and one in the rural heart of the county – and there are more on the way.

The appointment of 19 new clergy to parishes across the diocese.

The ordination of 20 new priests – the highest number for many years.

The increasing numbers of people enrolling on lay discipleship courses.

The growth of the Younger Leadership College, preparing young Christian leaders.

A prayerGod of Mission,who alone brings growth to your Church,Send your Holy Spirit to bring vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, faith to our lives,hope to our communities,and love to our hearts,through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

Amanda DigmanPriest in Charge at St John the Baptist, Carlton

St John’s Community Cinema is a new project which has been three years in the making. Our vision is to welcome the many mainly single, older people in the area; the whole initiative is aimed at making the church really visible in this community and putting the building to more regular use. Through the cinema we will be able to invite people to other events, courses and services, such as Emmaus, Pilgrim, memorial services, annual baptism party etc. We’re really excited by what God is doing in this place.

Paul Howard Older person’s advisor, who has organised Alpha courses for the elderly and is encouraging others to do the same.

The real joy of asking older people to come along is that they get to meet each other and they get to meet Jesus. In an age where one of our biggest concerns for older people is loneliness, we are here with an answer: join a church.

Julie Cotterill Pioneer minister at New Cross Community Church, Sutton in Ashfield.

Thanks to the growing disciples fund we started a monthly Messy Church in our local school, Hillocks Primary. We began in September with around 45 people joining in, sharing their own stories with us through conversations over crafts and food and valuing the free children’s clothing through ‘Sharewear’. Already relationships are being formed and we are often asked if we will be doing Messy Church every week.

Jonny Hughes Leader of Trinity Church Nottingham, a new church planted in the former Neales Auction House in the city centre.

The last year has been such an exciting one for Trinity Church Nottingham. We’ve moved from a front room gathering on Thursdays, to weekly services in our building. Along the way we’ve grown in depth, diversity and number. We’ve seen people connect with church for the first time, and many others find a place to reconnect with God. It’s been an exciting journey, and it’s only just beginning.

joining together in the transforming mission of God

your stories

Jubilee HouseWestgateSouthwellNottinghamshireNG25 0JH

southwell.anglican.org

We give thanks for signs of growthOver the past year parishes have continued to develop their own ministry and plans in ‘Growing Disciples wider younger and deeper’. There are many moving and encouraging personal stories, some exciting new initiatives, alongside the daily witness, worship and care of God’s people in every place.

Significant developments have taken place:

The planting of two new resource churches, one in the city and one in the rural heart of the county – and there are more on the way.

The appointment of 19 new clergy to parishes across the diocese.

The ordination of 20 new priests – the highest number for many years.

The increasing numbers of people enrolling on lay discipleship courses.

The growth of the Younger Leadership College, preparing young Christian leaders.

A prayerGod of Mission,who alone brings growth to your Church,Send your Holy Spirit to bring vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, faith to our lives,hope to our communities,and love to our hearts,through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

Amanda DigmanPriest in Charge at St John the Baptist, Carlton

St John’s Community Cinema is a new project which has been three years in the making. Our vision is to welcome the many mainly single, older people in the area; the whole initiative is aimed at making the church really visible in this community and putting the building to more regular use. Through the cinema we will be able to invite people to other events, courses and services, such as Emmaus, Pilgrim, memorial services, annual baptism party etc. We’re really excited by what God is doing in this place.

Paul Howard Older person’s advisor, who has organised Alpha courses for the elderly and is encouraging others to do the same.

The real joy of asking older people to come along is that they get to meet each other and they get to meet Jesus. In an age where one of our biggest concerns for older people is loneliness, we are here with an answer: join a church.

Julie Cotterill Pioneer minister at New Cross Community Church, Sutton in Ashfield.

Thanks to the growing disciples fund we started a monthly Messy Church in our local school, Hillocks Primary. We began in September with around 45 people joining in, sharing their own stories with us through conversations over crafts and food and valuing the free children’s clothing through ‘Sharewear’. Already relationships are being formed and we are often asked if we will be doing Messy Church every week.

Jonny Hughes Leader of Trinity Church Nottingham, a new church planted in the former Neales Auction House in the city centre.

The last year has been such an exciting one for Trinity Church Nottingham. We’ve moved from a front room gathering on Thursdays, to weekly services in our building. Along the way we’ve grown in depth, diversity and number. We’ve seen people connect with church for the first time, and many others find a place to reconnect with God. It’s been an exciting journey, and it’s only just beginning.