This weekend, 16 people are being ordained to serve in parishes across the Diocese.
Yesterday, 12 candidates were ordained priests in the Cathedral, having completed
their first year in their parishes; they are now able to preside at the Holy Communion.
A further 4 candidates will be ordained deacon today in the Cathedral and are entering
their first year of training as a curate.
Bishop John will ordain both the priests and the deacons, supported by Bishop Graham.
Bishop David Wilbourne, Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of York, is preaching
at both services, having led the pre-ordination retreat for candidates.
Ordained deacon:
Francis Moloney, serving at Redditch Holy Trinity
Jonny Gordon, serving at Great Malvern
Sarah Bardell, serving the Benefce of Dudley
Victoria Barlow, serving Astwood Bank, St Matthias & St George and Headless Cross, St Luke
Ordained priest:
Adam Hadley, serving at St Thomas in Stourbridge
Andy Smith, serving Worcester, St Nicholas & All Saints with St Helen
Janet Hatton, serving at St John, Bromsgrove
Jen Denniston, serving in the West Worcestershire Rural Team Ministry
Jo Williamson, serving in Broadway, Evesham
Julia Quinn, serving in Stourport on Severn and Wilden
Peter Myres, serving in the Chase Team, Malvern (St Andrew’s & All Saints, Malvern
Wells & Wyche)
Richard Hackett, serving at Holy Trinity, Old Hill
Robin Parry, serving in the Worcester South East Team
Timothy Hupfield, serving in East Vale and Avon Villages (Badsey with Aldington &
Offenham & Bretforton)
Stephen Dunton, serving Pershore with Pinvin, Wick & Birlingham
Sue Adeney, serving in Upton-on-Severn, Ripple, Earls Croome w Hill Croome & Strensham
Please pray for all this year’s ordination candidates.
Evesham Deanery – Rural Dean: Richard Thorniley; Lay Chair: Liz Booth
Europe: Bishop Robert Innes, with Bishop David Hamid
Visby (Sweden): Bishop Thomas Petersson
Copenhagen Evangelical Lutheran Church (Denmark): Bishop Peter Skov-Jakobsen
