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3  A concert of  Renaissance and Baroque Music.  7.30pm Christ Church, Chilwell .  Students and friends of Wendy Hancock.  Free admission, retiring collection in aid of charity.  Everyone welcome.  www.musicadonumdei.org

5  All Hallows, Gedling Bank Holiday Coffee Morning 10.00am to 12 noon in Gedling Memorial Hall, Arnold Lane. A big selection of stalls, Fair Trade, Books, Cakes, Raffle and Games. 50p admission includes coffee and biscuits.

5 Celebrity Organ Recitals – Southwell Minster, 3.30pm.  Simon Bell .  Admission Free.  Retiring Collection.

8 Quiet Day – 10am–4pm at Sacrista Prebend.  Leader: Penny Young.  Please book in advance 01636 816833, email: mail@sacrista-prebend.co.uk  Cost £10 including refreshments.  Please bring a packed lunch. www.sacrista-prebend.co.uk

9 Save the Children (Newark Branch) Quiz at St Giles, Balderton, Hall. Tickets £3, further details: 01636 673298

10  Newark Choral Society: Handel's Coronation Anthems, plus supporting orchestral programme in Barnby Gate Methodist Chapel, Newark. Tickets £8 or £7 in advance from The Music Shop, Barnby Gate, Newark or from members of the society. Further details 01636 673298.

10  Shrine of Our Lady of Egmanton Youth Pilgrimage 2008.  10.30am-4pm (approx).  Come and celebrate ‘Pentecost – the Birthday of Church’.  £1 per pilgrim: lunch provided free.  Led by The Revd Craig Fullard (back by popular demand!).  Further details: 01302 531953, email: irishvelvet@hotmail.co.uk

10 Edwinstowe has Talent – St Mary’s Church, 7pm.  Tickets £3 or £3.50 when purchased on the night.
Price to include a glass of wine.  Children free when accompanied by an adult.  Tickets and further details: 01623 822430.

10 Organ Recital at St Michael's Linby 7.30pm - Christopher Burton. Tickets £5. Tel. 0115.9632346

10 St Mary’s Church, Attenborough Open Day.  www.attenboroughchurch.org.uk  Come and and find out more about the church and the local community.  Enjoy live music, gardening advice, flower arranging demonstrations or bring your own hanging basket to be expertly filled at the all-day plant stall.  Tea and coffee.  Open: 10am-4.30pm. 

10,11 Flower Festival – All Hallows Church, Ordsall, Retford.  Open:  Sat. 11am-5pm, Sun: 12 noon-4pm with Songs of Praise at 6.30pm.  Cream Teas.

16-18 Newark Jazz Festival starts at St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Newark at 6.15pm.  Featuring New Orleans Gospel singer Shirley Alexander with Brian Carrick, plus Nathan Bray’s specially commissioned suite for jazz orchestra. Tickets £12/£15, inc. glass of wine. Tickets from Ann et Vin, 01636 700900.

17 Prayer Walks with St Mary's, Attenborough - For further details:  The church office (tel. 0115 9259602: e-mail. mail@smca.fsworld.co.uk   meet at St Mary's church at 10.30am.  After a short introduction we shall walk on Attenborough Nature Reserve for about 1 and 1/4 hours; returning to St Mary's for lunch, if you have time.  Please bring your own picnic; tea. coffee and squash will be provided

17  The Nottingham Hospitals' Choir - a concert in aid of The St John Of Jerusalem Eye Hospital, St Mary Magdalene Hucknall.  7pm.  Tickets £6 available from St Mary’s 0115 9634385.

18  Mothers’ Union World Wide Service.  Southwell Minster, 5pm.  Preacher: The Rt Revd Richard Inwood (Bishop of Bedford and M U Central Chaplain).  All banners will be carried.  Everyone welcome.

18  Journey to Justice – Breaking the chains of global debt.  Celebrate ten years since the Birmingham human chain, discover the impact of debt cancellation so far, demand a lasting solution to the debt crisis.  A powerful mix of speakers, interviews, music and film at the International Convention Centre Birmingham.  2.30pm (activities from 12.30pm) £10 (£5 concessions).  Details and booking: Tel. 0560 150 7359 or www.journeytojustice.org

18  ‘Clypping Service’ including Holy Communion on Trinity Sunday at 10am at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Everton.  Speaker: the internationally-renowned theologian, Revd Canon Professor Anthony Thiselton.

23  ‘An experience of Christian-Muslim Theological Encounter’ with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Muslim Council of Great Britain, Christian-Muslim Forum UK, Iman from Leicester and Dr Alan Race, Vicar of St Philip’s Church and Dean of Academic Studies, St Philip’s Centre.  7.30pm The Minster Centre. Further details:  01636 812649, email: office@southwellminster.org.uk

24 Quiet Day ‘Still Before God – Exploring Christian Meditation’.  10am–4pm at Sacrista Prebend.  Leader: Canon Angela Ashwin.  Please book in advance 01636 816833, email:
mail@sacrista-prebend.co.uk  Cost £10 including refreshments.  Please bring a packed lunch. www.sacrista-prebend.co.uk

26 Celebrity Organ Recitals – Southwell Minster, 3.30pm.  Keith Hearnshaw.  Admission Free.  Retiring Collection.

29 Wholeness and Healing Service – 7.30pm, the Quire, Southwell Minster.  The Revd Richard Shaw.  Further details:  The Revd Martyn Alvey, 01909 473998, email:  martynalvey@btinternet.com

30 7.30pm St Petersburg singers Concert at Worksop Priory.  Further details:  The Revd Nicolas Spicer, email: vicarworksoppriory@tiscali.co.uk, tel. 01909 472 180.  www.worksoppriory.co.uk