This year's ordinations are taking place over two services on Saturday, 29 June at 4pm in Leicester Cathedral for the ordination of priests, and on Sunday, 30 June at 10.30am in Leicester Cathedral for the ordination of deacons.
Please pray for all those to be ordained, and especially those to be ordained in the Diocese of Leicester this Petertide; for their families, friends and all those who will support them; and for the communities where they will serve their curacy, for their training incumbents and context supervisors.
Pray too for Bishop Martyn who will preside at the ordinations and for The Revd Sue Willetts, DDO in the Diocese of Leicester, who will lead the ordination retreat at Launde Abbey with Bishop Martyn and Anthony Lees-Smith, Diocesan IME Officer.
Please pray also for more vocations to all kinds of ministry as we are Shaped By God Together.
A prayer card is available here to aid the whole diocese to pray for all of those who are going to be ordained, whether they are based in your parishes or not.
God our Father, Lord of all the world,
through your Son you have called us
into the fellowship of your universal Church:
hear our prayer for all your faithful people
that in their vocation and ministry
each may be an instrument of your love,
and give to your servants soon to be ordained
the needful gifts of grace;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
To be ordained Priest on Saturday 29 June at 4pm by the Bishop of Leicester in Leicester Cathedral.
Cecilia Adjadje – Knighton
Bob Edge - The Benefice of Barrow-upon-Soar with Walton le Wolds, Wymeswold and Prestwold with Hoton
Linda Harwood - The Oadby Great Glen Team Ministry
Geoff Pinnington - Coalville with Bardon Hill and Ravenstone
Dave Rollett - Ordained Pioneer Minister in the Akeley East Deanery
To be ordained Deacon on Sunday 30 June at 10.30am by the Bishop of Leicester in Leicester Cathedral.
Rachael Brind-Surch - Birstall & Wanlip
Heather Hall - Goscote Deanery
Nicholas Henwood - Holy Apostles, Leicester
Stuart Voce - Stocking Farm and Beaumont Leys
Cameron Wiltshire-Plant - Four Saints
All are invited to attend the ordination services in-person, and both services will also be livestreamed on the Cathedral's Youtube channel.