Comings and Goings

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Susan Leighton as Priest in Charge of The Benefice of the Burrough Hill Parishes and The South Croxton Group of Parishes, I can now advise that +Christopher will take the service of licensing at 7.30 pm at Burrough Hill Church on Thursday, 7 October 2010

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Jerry Taylor, as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Enderby with Lubbesthorpe and Thurlaston I can now advise that Bishop Tim will conduct his licensing service on Thursday 11 November at 7.30 pm at St John’s, Enderby.

It is with sorrow that we announce the death of Brian Geoghan on Wednesday, 11th August. Brian was well known to many around the diocese through the time that he worked at Launde Abbey, in the training of Pastoral Assistants, through Cursillo and as a Reader. Previously he worked for the Children’s Society in this region.
Brian’s Funeral will take place at St James’ Parish Church, Newbold Verdon, on Wednesday, 1st September at 12.30 p.m.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Jerry Taylor, Assistant Curate, Parish of Chell in the Diocese of Lichfield as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Enderby with Lubbesthorpe and Thurlaston in the Guthlaxton Deanery.  Jerry hopes to move to the Diocese of Leicester in the week beginning 18 October.  

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Sharon Constable, Team Vicar in the Parish of Melton Mowbray also as Adviser for Women’s Ministry with immediate effect.

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Alison Fuller as Priest in Charge of St Peter’s, Highfields in the Benefice of the Presentation of the Christ Team Ministry in the City of Leicester Deanery, I can now confirm that Bishop Tim will take the service of licensing on Saturday 23 October at 12 noon at St Peter’s Church, Highfields, Leicester.

The Bishop announces that Revd Amos Kasibante, former Co-ordinating Chaplain, University of Leicester has been appointed as Priest in Charge of St Cyprian’s Harehills, St Stephen and St Agnes Burmantofts in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.  He will be licensed on Tuesday 5 October 2010

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd David Cundill, Pioneer Minister for ‘Presence’ also as Co-ordinating and Anglican Chaplain for the De Montfort University.  Each post is a half time post.  The date of the service of licensing will be confirmed in due course.
David’s address and telephone details are unchanged. Email address is: davidcundill@me.com

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Alison Hampton, Rector of the Hexagon Benefice in the Guthlaxton Deanery is leaving parish ministry and has been appointed as Outreach Team Leader for the Christian charity “Toybox”.  Alison’s last Sunday service will be on the 3 October.

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Michael Dunk, House for Duty in the Benefice of Shepshed and Oaks in Charnwood will be leaving the Diocese with effect from 15 October 2010.

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Martin Dale, Priest in Charge of the Upper Wreake Benefice (Frisby, Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale, Brooksby, Kirby Bellars has been appointed as Vicar of the East Marshland Benefice (Terrington ST John, Tilney All Saints, Tilney St Lawrence, Wiggenhall St Germans, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalene) in the Diocese of Ely.  The announcement will be made on Sunday 11 July 2010.  Martin will be licensed at a service to be held at Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalene on 5 October 2010 at 7.30 pm.

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Stella Polashek, Associate Priest (NSM) in the Woodfield Team in the North West Leicestershire Deanery will retire with effect form 31 August 2010.

The Bishop announces the retirement of the Revd David Shaw, Team Rector of the Benefice of Broughton Astley with Croft and Stoney Stanton with effect from 9 October 2010.

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Andrew Winter, PTO Associate Minister at Holy Trinity, Hinckley in the Sparkenhoe West (Hinckley and Bosworth) Deanery is moving on 18 July 2010 to take up the chaplaincy at Ipswich School in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

The Bishop is pleased to announce that the Archdeacon of Leicester will licence the Reverend Steve Delaforce, Curate NSM Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves, and Swithland as Assistant Curate (NSM) in the Benefice of Beaumont Leys within the City of Leicester Deanery on Sunday 31 October at 10.00am at Christ the King, Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

The Bishop announces that the Reverend Phil Hughes, Curate in the Benefice of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Breedon-on-the-Hill in the North West Leicestershire Deanery has been appointed as Vicar of Bishops Hull (0.68) and Chaplain at Somerset College (0.32) in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.  Phil anticipates leaving our Diocese towards the end of August.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Simon Stevens, Anglican Chaplain to the University of Southampton as Anglican Chaplain for the University of Loughborough.  The date of the service of licensing will be confirmed in due course.

The Bishop announces the retirement on ill health grounds of the Revd Nicholas Burton, Rector of the Benefice of Narborough with Huncote in the Guthlaxton Deanery, on 30 September 2010. 

The Bishop is pleased to announce that Bishop Christopher will licence Fr Dominic McClean as NSM Curate in the Benefice of St Aidan, New Parks, Leicester on Sunday 19 September at 4.00 pm at St Aidan’s, New Parks, Leicester.

The Bishop announces the retirement of the Revd Canon Margaret Morris, Chaplain at Leicester Royal Infirmary on 31 July 2010

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Alison Fuller, Rector, St Columba’s-by-the-Castle Episcopal Church, Edinburgh as Priest in Charge of St Peter’s, Highfields in the Benefice of the Presentation of the Christ Team Ministry in the City of Leicester Deanery.

New contact details for Fr Philip Watson

14 Church Lane, Barwell, LE9 8DG
Tel. 01455 446993
e-mail   frpwatson@virginmedia.com

The Bishop announces the retirement of the Revd Paul Botting, Priest in Charge of the Benefice of the High Framland Parishes in the Framland Deanery on 31 October 2010.

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Emma Davies, Curate The Benefice of Market Harborough and The Transfiguration – Little Bowden with Lubenham and Great Bowden (Team Ministry) as Team Vicar of the Benefice of Gilmorton, Peatling Parva, Kimcote cum Walton, North Kilworth, South Kilworth, Misterton Swinford, Catthorpe, Shawell and Stanford (The Avon Swift Team Ministry) in the Guthlaxton Deanery, I can now advise that Bishop Christopher will conduct the service of licensing on Thursday 23 September at 7.30 pm at St Leonard’s, Misterton.

We have had news of the sad death of John Hornsby who trained with us as a reader and was licensed to Leire, Dunton Bassett etc in 1991.

In recent years he had spent the majority of his retirement in Axminster, Devon but had moved back to Ullesthorpe while his wife Betty has hospital treatment.

The funeral  (a private cremation) will take place on Wednesday 2nd June,  followed by a service of thanksgiving at 3pm the same day at St Peter’s, Leire.

The service will be taken by Revd Julia Hargreaves and also Father Clifford a previous incumbent who was ‘headhunted’ by John to come to Leire!

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Susan Leighton, currently Team Vicar in the South Croxton Group of Parishes, as Priest in Charge of The Benefice of the Burrough Hill Parishes and The South Croxton Group of Parishes.

The Bishop has heard that the Revd John Garrett a former Clergyman of this Diocese has died aged 100.

John was Assistant Curate at St Mary de Castro in 1936 and then left the diocese in 1938.  He returned to St James’ in Aylestone Park in 1948 and then moved to Narborough in 1959.  John was Chaplain at Carlton Hayes Psychiatric Hospital from 1954 to 1990.  He retired in 1975 but continued to hold the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate until 1995 when he moved away. 

John was living in Folkingham, Sleaford at the time of his death.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Emma Davies, Curate The Benefice of Market Harborough and The Transfiguration – Little Bowden with Lubenham and Great Bowden (Team Ministry) as Team Vicar of the Benefice of Gilmorton, Peatling Parva, Kimcote cum Walton, North Kilworth, South Kilworth, Misterton Swinford, Catthorpe, Shawell and Stanford (The Avon Swift Team Ministry) in the Guthlaxton Deanery.

The announcement is being made this Sunday, 9 May 2010 and the date of the service of licensing will be confirmed in due course.

The Bishop announces the resignation of the Revd Martin Dale as Priest in Charge of The South Croxton Group and Burrough Hill Parishes with effect from 1 June 2010.  Martin remains Priest in Charge of the Benefice of the Upper Wreake.

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of Revd Philip Watson, Vicar of St Luke’s, Leicester as Rector of the Benefice of Barwell, cum Stapleton, and Potters Marston, I am now able to advise that Bishop Christopher will conduct the service of licensing on 7 June at 7.30 pm at St Mary’s, Barwell.

Following the sad death of Dr Alan McWhirr Leicester University has placed a full obituary on their website. Click here. The date of the memorial service will be announced in due course. 

Reader and FareShare volunteer driver MOUNTFORD David William Passed away aged 71 years on Tuesday April 6th 2010 after a brief illness. Will be sadly missed by his wife Betsy, daughter Ann-Marie and family, and his sister Jean.

The Funeral Service was held at The Parish Church of St Peter, Claybrooke Parva, on Tuesday April 20th at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation at The Heart of England Crematorium, Nuneaton. Family flowers only please but donations if wished for Food Share or St Peter’s Church, Claybrooke PCC.

Stephen Southorn, Reader of St Mary’s Broughton Astley, Croft & Stoney Stanton died on Sunday 18th April after many weeks of illness.

Funeral at St Mary’s Broughton Astley on Thursday 29th April @ 2.30pm

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Michael Broadley, Team Vicar, St Mark’s Church, Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester as Team Rector (Priest in Charge) for the Parish of Emmanuel, Loughborough and St Mary-in-Charnwood, Nanpantan in the Akeley East Deanery, I can now advise that Bishop Tim will conduct the service of licensing on Friday 3 September at 7.30 pm at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough.

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Terri Skinner, Assistant Minister (House for Duty) in the Benefice of Thorpe Acre with Dishley as House for Duty, Priest in Charge in the Benefice of St Theodore of Canterbury in the City of Leicester Deanery, I can now advise that Bishop Christopher will license Terri on Thursday 3 June at 7.30 pm at St Theodore’s, Rushey Mead.

The Bishop now announces the dates for the installation of the New Cathedral Canons at Leicester Cathedral: 

Honorary Canons

Sunday 9 May at 4.00 pm

• The Revd Canon John Hall who will be the new Director of Interfaith Relations for the Diocese and the Director of the St Philip’s Centre
• Mrs Mary Lawson the new Director of Education for the Diocese

On Sunday 23 May at 5.00 pm 

• Mr Stephen Barney, Chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance
• The Revd Philip O’Reilly, Parish Priest of the Wistow benefice
• The Revd John Sharpe, Rector of Glenfield and Area Dean of Sparkenhoe East

 On Wednesday 9 June at 5.30 pm 

• The Revd Rob Gladstone, Vicar of Rothley and Area Dean of Goscote
• The Revd Chris Oxley, Vicar of St Anne with St Paul and St Augustine Leicester
• Mr David Wilson Esq DL

Canons Theologian

On Sunday 23 May at 5.00 pm

The Revd Canon David Jennings, Rector of Burbage

On Wednesday 9 June at 5.30 pm

The Rt Revd Gordon Mursell, Bishop of Stafford

The Bishop announces that Revd Paula Hollingsworth, Priest in Charge, Benefice of Houghton-on-the-Hill, Keyham, Hungarton has been appointed (subject to CRB) as Priest in Charge of Westbury sub Mendip, Easton and Priddy in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.  The announcement will be made in both Benefices on Sunday 11 April 2010.  It is anticipated that Paula will be licensed in her new role on Saturday 24 July.

The Bishop announces the early retirement of the Revd Richard White, Rector of the Benefice of Ibstock with Heather in the North West Leicestershire Deanery, on 31 May 2010.

The Bishop announces the retirement of the Revd Richard Barribal, Priest in Charge NSM of the Benefice of Welham, Glooston and Cranoe and Stonton Wyville in the Gartree First (Harborough) Deanery, on 30 June 2010. 

Further to the Bishop’s announcement of the appointment of the Revd Dr Mark Smith, Vicar of St Paul’s, Scotforth in the Diocese of Blackburn as Team Rector (Priest in Charge) of the Benefice of the Vale of Belvoir Parishes in the Framland Deanery with particular responsibility for the Parish of Bottesford and ministry to local schools, I can now advise that Bishop Tim will conduct the service of licensing on Monday 28 June at 7.30 pm at St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Canon Dr Stephen Foster, Canon Residentiary and Precentor, Leicester Cathedral as Co-ordinating and Anglican Chaplain, University of Leicester. Bishop Tim will license Stephen on Wednesday 1 September at 8.00 am morning prayer at Bishop’s Lodge.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Michael Broadley, Team Vicar, St Mark’s Church, Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester as Team Rector for the Parish of Emmanuel, Loughborough and St Mary-in-Charnwood, Nanpantan in the Akeley East Deanery.

The announcement was made on Sunday 28 March 2010 and the date of the service of licensing will be confirmed in due course.

The Bishop announces the appointment of the Revd Dr Mark Smith, Vicar of St Paul’s, Scotforth in the Diocese of Blackburn as Team Rector (Priest in Charge) of the Benefice of the Vale of Belvoir Parishes in the Framland Deanery with particular responsibility for the Parish of Bottesford and ministry to local schools.

The announcement was made on Sunday 28 March 2010 and the date of the service of licensing will be announced in due course.

The Bishop announces that Revd Dr Tim Ward will be licensed by Bishop Christopher as Rector of the Benefice of Holy Trinity, Hinckley at 7.30 pm on Thursday 29 April 2010 at Holy Trinity, Hinckley