Further to the previous announcement advising that The Revd Sue Willetts has been appointed as Diocesan Director of Ordinands. It is now confirmed that Sue will begin this new role on Monday 25 April and will be licensed during the Monday Diocesan Eucharist on 9 May 2022 at 8.15am at St Nicholas' Church.
The Bishop is pleased to announce that The Revd Tom Brown, Curate within the Benefice of Lutterworth with Cotesbach and Bitteswell, has extended his curacy for 12 months until 30 April 2023.
The Commissioners have made a Pastoral Church Buildings Scheme relating to the above parish on the 20 February 2022 and it will come into effect on the 1 March 2022.
The Bishop announces that The Revd Susan Leighton, will be stepping down as Chaplain to the Church of the Good Shepherd (for the deaf and hard of hearing) from Sunday 17 April.
The Bishop announces that The Revd Mark Cooper, Curate in the Benefice of Holy Trinity Hinckley, has been appointed as Pastor of Central Church Warrington, a new Bishop's Mission Order in the Diocese of Liverpool.
The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Jane Micklethwaite and The Revd Richard Reakes as Interim Co-Area Deans of the Guthlaxton Deanery. This will be for a period of one year, running in parallel with their current roles.
The Bishop announces that The Revd Lydia Humphreys, Vicar in the Benefice of Shepshed and Oaks in Charnwood, will be retiring with effect from 30 June 2022.
The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Canon Jonathan Dowman as Associate Curate (House for Duty), to be known as Associate Priest, and Growing Faith Enabler, both within the Launde Deanery. This will be alongside Jonathan's Diocesan role as Pioneer Development Lead, which Jonathan will continue to do over two days a week, as well as his role as Interim Co-Area Dean. A licensing date is to be confirmed.
The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Sue Willetts, Vicar in the Benefice of The Good Shepherd, Loughborough and Interim Diocesan Director of Ordinands, as the Diocesan Director of Ordinand
The Bishop announces that The Revd Emma Higgins, Chaplain at HMP Gartree, has been appointed as Chaplain and Bereavement Officer at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire