Communications Update - 29th August 2008

Communications Update – 29th August 2008
An Update from the Communications Department, Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
Please forward this to others, or use in parish newsletters or magazines. This Update is published weekly and is issued to all clergy, diocesan staff and Church Communicators. The next edition will be issued on Friday 5th September 2008.

Request for church building

A Russian Orthodox congregation are seeking a church building to lease or rent for sunday worhip in the Nottingham conerbation. If any local clergy or churchwardens wish to follow this up please be in touch with Peter Hill, Archdeacon of Nottingham, tel. Office 01636 817206, email: archdeacon-nottm@southwell.anglican.org or Home 0115 985 8641, email: peterhill@talktalk.net A building within a 20 mile radious of the city centre would be considered.

Hope 2008 Nottingham
On Sunday 31st August, shoppers around the Old Market Square will hear God being worshipped and praised by people from a wide variety of churches from the City and Greater Nottingham. Many church buildings will be closed so that their congregations can participate fully. In the afternoon, the city centre will host a festival of music, ranging across a wide spectrum of tastes, and acting as a showcase for local christian music scene There are also guests invited to share in the event. A graffitti art wall (not the Council House walls) will be near the City Information Office as well as exhibition stands. Please pray that the day will have good weather but particularly that the people going about their Sunday activities will pause and hear the Gospel that can liberate them. Please come along and support the event. Bring family and friends. Please check out the details on the Nottingham HOPE08 website - and also find out there about other things happening in the Nottingham area website www.nottingham.hope08.com

BOOK NOW! Diocesan Worship Day - Saturday 20th September, 9.30-4.15pm - Southwell Minster

A day to inspire and enhance worship and mission, spanning the breadth of our church traditions. The launching of Transforming Worship in 2007 has presented us all with much to consider in our worship. There are challenges to face, new resources to investigate and discover, opportunites to look afresh at all aspects of worship. This event has workshops to suit all tastes - music, liturgy, prayer, which are the means by which we worship, as well as a variety of other ways in which to offer our praise and thanksgiving to God. Workshop leaders include: Andrew Maries, Peter Moger, Gordon Appleton, Geraldine Latty, Tony Porter, Jacqui Jones, Ian Tarrant, Simon Hall, Paul Hale, Mark Adams, Rob Chapman, Rowena Edlin-White, Clare Harding, Peter Price and Andrew Reid. For more information and to book please contact: catriona@southwell.anglican.org