The Revd Canon Jutta Brueck, currently serving in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, is to be Interim Priest in Charge of St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge. The appointment is until 31 August 2023.
On behalf of the Bishop of Ely we are pleased to announce that the Revd Benjamin (Ben) Andrew Brady, currently Assistant Curate at St. Andrew’s Over Hulton & St. Bede’s Morris Green & Manchester Diocese UKME Vocations Champion is to be Assistant Curate at The Granta Vale Group of Benefices in the Diocese of Ely (subject to satisfactory DBS check).
The Revd Lynda Brady, currently Associate Minister, Six Fen Churches, is resigning, after 8 years serving in the Diocese of Ely, on 30 November 2022.
The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce that the Revd Canon Nicholas (Nick) Ian Moir, Vicar of Fen Ditton and Rector of Horningsea and Teversham, has accepted the invitation to be next Rural Dean for the Cambridge North Deanery for a period of five year.
The Revd Susan (Sue) Jane Giles, Vicar of The Anglesey Group, is retiring after nearly 40 years of Ministry of which 10 years in the Diocese of Ely on 10 February 2023. Her last Sunday in the Benefice will be 22 January 2023.
On behalf of the Bishop of Ely we are pleased to announce that the Revd Clare Louise Gye Coates, currently Assistant in Training at Stapleford, is to be licensed on 29 October 2022, by Bishop of Huntingdon, as Team Vicar to serve in the Lordsbridge Team.
We are very sad to announce the death of The Revd Dr Jennifer (Jenny) Anne Gage.
The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce that The Revd Andrew Christopher Day, Priest in Charge at St Clement, Cambridge, and Associate Priest (Self Supporting Minister) at St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge is to be Vicar of St Clement, Cambridge and will continue as Associate Priest at St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge
The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce that The Revd Dr Philip Jonathan Lockley, currently Priest in Charge, Holy Trinity Church, Washington in the Diocese of Durham is to be Incumbent (Vicar) of Chesterton (St Andrew), Cambridge (subject to satisfactory DBS check).
I am grateful to Rev Duncan Goldthorpe for agreeing to become the next Rural Dean of Huntingdon. Canon Mike Booker will be assisting Duncan in the Deanery role.
The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce that The Revd Dr Julie Mary Norris, Assistant Priest at the Great Shelford is to be Vicar (0.5) of the Benefice.
After a long period of ill health, Adrian Daffern has resigned from his position as Incumbent of St Mary the Great with St Michael Cambridge with effect from 31st August 2022. His position as Rural Dean of North Cambridge Deanery also comes to an end at this point.
The Revd Dr Caroline Jane Yandell, currently Associate Minister, Bluntisham cum Earith with Colne and Holywell cum Needingworth (SSM), is leaving after 9 years of Ministry in the Diocese of Ely. Her last day in the Benefice is 14 September.
The Bishop of Ely is pleased to announce that the Revd Jon Sanders, currently Assistant Curate in Training, St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge will move to Cherry Hinton Benefice to continue his curacy.
Further to the Bishop’s Pastoral Order, which came into effect on 1 June 2022, the Benefices of Fletton, Stanground and Farcet are to be kept in plurality by one incumbent. The Revd Andrew James Avery was made an Incumbent of the Benefices (Rector of Fletton and Vicar of Stanground and Farcet).
Further to the Bishop's Pastoral Order, which came into effect on 1 June 2022, the Benefice of Wisbech Saint Mary and Guyhirn with Ring's End, Gorefield and Southea with Murrow and Parson Drove and the Benefice of Leverington, Newton in the Isle with Saint Mary in the Marsh and Tydd Saint Giles are to be kept in plurality by one incumbent. The Revd Sandra Kay Gardner is the first incumbent of the benefices (Vicar of the first and Rector of the second above named benefice).
Mrs Sarah Louise Molyneux-Hetherington has resigned from the role of Lay Pioneer Minister, Table, Downham Market (Bishop's Mission Order which covers Downham Market; Wimbotsham; Denver; and Bexwell) to moving to full time ordination training in Westcott House. Her last Sunday will be on 25 September 2022.
Following the Bishop’s Pastoral Order which came into effect on 1 June 2022 the name of the benefice and parish of Cherry Hinton Saint John the Evangelist shall be altered to “The Benefice (or Parish) of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge”. The Revd James Shakespeare is and will remain Incumbent (Vicar) of the Benefice.
Further to the Bishop’s Pastoral Order, which came into effect on 1 July 2022, the Benefices of Fen Ditton, Horningsea and Teversham are to be kept in plurality by one incumbent. The Revd Canon Nicholas (Nick) Ian Moir was made Vicar of Fen Ditton, Rector of Horningsea and Rector of Teversham.
The Revd Sheila Margaret Anthony, Rector of Bluntisham cum Earith with Colne and Holywell cum Needingworth is retiring on 4 December 2022 after 14 years of Ministry in the Diocese of Ely. Her last Sunday in the Benefice will be 20 November.