With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Jamie Mackay, Priest-in Charge of the Parishes of Old Dalby, Nether Broughton, Long Clawson, Hose, Harby, and Stathern will be retiring with effect from 30 September 2023.
We announce that The Revd Stewart Betts, Priest in Charge in the Benefice of Cosby & Whetstone and Priest in Charge (Rector Designate) in the Parish of Narborough with Littlethorpe, has been appointed as Team Rector in the Emmanuel Group Northampton in the diocese of Peterborough.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Jon Barrett, Mission & Communications Enabler for the Diocese, has been appointed as Associate Pastor of Knighton Free Church.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Sharon Andrews, Assistant Curate in The Benefice of Leicester St Anne, St Paul and St Augustine, as Associate Priest in The Benefice of Leicester St Anne, St Paul and St Augustine.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Steve Walton, Associate Priest in the Benefice of Emmanuel, Loughborough, will be resigning with effect from 27 May 2023.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Dr Nick Baker, Curate in the Benefice of Wigston, has been appointed as Chaplain of Shiplake College, Henley-upon-Thames, in the Diocese of Oxford.
Announcement about clergy in the Launde Deanery
With grateful thanks for her ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Sarah Collins, Curate and Ordained Pioneer in the Benefice of The Oadby Great Glen Team Ministry, has been appointed as Rector of the benefice of Sarratt and Chipperfield in the Diocese of St Albans.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Andy Giles, Interim Associate Priest in the Parish of St Dionysius with the Benefice of Market Harborough and The Transfiguration – Little Bowden with Lubenham and Great Bowden, has been appointed as Rector of the Tresham Benefice in the Diocese of Peterborough.
It is with sadness that we announce the death of The Revd Fr David Osborne, aged 87, on Sunday 12 March 2023