Please pray for the 12 men and women who are due to be licensed into lay ministry roles at Chester Cathedral on 9 October 2021.
Nine people will be licensed into Reader ministry, one person will be licensed as a Pastoral Worker, and, for the first time in the Diocese of Chester, two people will be licensed as Lay Pioneers.
Learn more about Pioneer Ministry on the Church of England's website.
Please pray for them and their families, for their new ministries, and for the parishes in which they will serve.
The following will be licensed on 9 October at Chester Cathedral:
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Helen Byrne |
Reader |
St Paul with St Luke Tranmere and Christ Church Higher Bebington |
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Elizabeth Cooper Clark |
Reader |
St James with Emmanuel, New Brighton |
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Simon Eardley |
Reader |
St James the Great, Thornton-le-Moors with Ince and Elton |
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Stephen Eccleston |
Reader |
Holy Trinity, Whaley Bridge |
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Alison Hunter Johnston |
Reader |
United benefice of St Michael, Marbury, St Chad, Tushingham and St Mary, Whitewell |
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Lindsey Lawrence |
Reader |
Christ Church, Moreton |
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Richard Lewis |
Reader |
St Mary and St Helen, Neston |
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Graham Morris |
Reader |
St Mary, Upton |
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Edward Newman |
Reader |
Christ Church, Chester |
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Jane Fisher |
Pastoral Worker |
Christ Church, Moreton |
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Alice Price |
Pioneer |
St Hildburgh, Hoylake |
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Caroline Bishop |
Pioneer |
St Mary the Virgin, Weaverham |
Are you being called by God? Speak to your parish priest, or contact the Director of Vocations, Sarah Fenby, to arrange an informal conversation with a vocations adviser.
More about vocations
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Church House Blog: Let's talk vocations!Director of Vocations, Sarah Fenby, writes in this Church House Blog about the ways in which we can all play our role in encouraging vocation in ourselves and others around us through relationship, conversation and listening. |