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Comings and Goings

March 2023

Rachel Snow, Assistant Curate, Letchworth, St Paul with Willian and Old Letchworth, to be Rector of Woburn with Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Battlesden and Pottesgrove

Heidi Huntley, Vicar of Royston and Rural Dean of Buntingford, to be Team Vicar and Rural Dean of Kerrier Deanery, in Truro diocese

Carrie Pemberton-Ford, who has been granted Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Nick Wheeler, Team Vicar with the Chipping and Barnet Team Ministry, who is retiring

February 2023

Simon Moore, who has been appointed Growing Vocations and Lay Ministry Officer

Ruth Dennigan, who has been appointed Growing Vocations and Lay Ministry Officer

Nick Smith, Team Vicar with the Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry, to be Associate Vicar at Letchworth St Paul w. Willian and Old Letchworth

David Tuck, who is relinquishing his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Allan Medforth, who is relinquishing his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Richard Allen, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Guy Bustard, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Charlotte Bradley, who has been granted Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Howell Davies, who was a Reader in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Ian Harper, who was a Curate in this diocese

January 2023

Richard Winslade, Rector of Gravenhurst, Shillington and Stondon, who is retiring

Nick Smith, Team Vicar with Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry, who is leaving the benefice

Amanda Duncan, Vicar of the benefices of High Cross and Thundridge, who is retiring to the diocese of Lincoln

Geoffrey Barter, who has been given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Tom McLeish, who has been given Canon Emeritus in this diocese

Tom Gladwin, who is relinquishing his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

December 2022

Adrian Manning, who has been given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Jillian Hazelwood, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Stephen Purvis, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Roy Pinnock, who was a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

November 2022

Deborah Snowball, Vicar of Rickmansworth, St Mary, to be Vicar of Oxhey, All Saints

John Bell, Assistant Curate in Training at Bedford, Christ Church, to be Priest in Charge of Stranton, All Saints Church and Hartlepool, St Luke’s, serving across all churches in the Hartlepool Group Ministry

Dan Drew, RNP Team Leader and FX Development Officer, to be Associate Minister at Leagrave. St Luke

Nigel Washington, Rector of Harlington, Tingrith and Westoning and Associate minister of Toddington and Chalgrave, who is being granted Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Thelma Shacklady, who is relinquishing her Permission to officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Donald Stevenson, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Bob Gunn, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Roy Stafford, a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Gillian Orpin, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

October 2022

Philip Young, Assistant Curate at Wootton, to be Rural Missioner for Harwich Deanery in the diocese of Chelmsford

Michèle du Saire, Rector of Sarratt and Chipperfield, who is retiring and is being granted Canon Emeritus

Peter Stannard, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate

Lucy Dallas, who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate

David Gregg, who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate

John Spinks, who is relinquishing his Permission to officiate in this diocese

Helen Gardner, who has relinquished her Permission to officiate in this diocese

Andrew Holford, who has been granted Permission to Officiate in this diocese

September 2022

Vicky Bryson, Rector at Bedford, St John and St Leonard, to be Team Vicar at Market Harborough and the Transfiguration

Alice Jolley, to be Team Vicar with the Langelei Team Ministry

Alison Jackson, Diocesan Fresh Expressions Development Officer, to be Priest-in-Charge of High Wych and Gilston with Eastwick

Peter Kay, Priest in Charge of Milton Ernest, Pavenham and Thurleigh, to be Life Events Minister at St John’s, Goole in the diocese of Sheffield

David Brown, Rector of Stevenage, St Nicholas and Graveley, to be Team Rector at Newton Abbot Team Ministry in the diocese of Exeter

Christopher Stotltz, to be Chaplain to Haileybury School

Ibitayo (Tayo) Wale Falope, to be given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Shaun Atkins, Associate Minister at Wootton, who is retiring

Jacky Page, who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Cyril Harling, a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

August 2022

Sarah Marshall, Assistant Curate with the Tring Team Ministry, to be Team Vicar with Aldenham, Radlett and Shenley Team Ministry

Ruth Pyke, to be given Permission to Officiate in this diocese and Canon Emeritus

Julie Gawthrope, Rector of Braughing, Furneaux Pelham and Stocking Pelham, who is retiring

Geoffrey Boult, Vicar of Arlesey with Astwick, who is retiring

Joseph Adewale, to be given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Philip James (Jim) Smith, who was a retired member of the clergy in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Diana Spink, who held Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Lois Smith, an Accredited Lay Minister in this diocese

July 2022

Stephen Smith, Team Vicar with Elstow Team Ministry, who is retiring and has been given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

David Halsey, Associate Minister at St Albans, St Luke, to be Head of Business at Lee Abbey and PtO in Exeter Diocese

Kirsty Wainwright, Assistant Curate at St Albans, St Stephen, to be Priest-in-Charge at Aspenden, Buntingford and Westmill

Richard Graham, Team Vicar with Hemel Hempstead Team Ministry, to be Vicar at Thornhill in the diocese of Winchester

David Thomas, to be Vicar at Bedford, Christ Church

Louise Moore, to be Associate Vicar at Silsoe, Pulloxhill and Flitton

Simon Moore, to be Interim Priest in Charge at Silsoe, Pulloxhill and Flitton

Liz Lavelle, Associate Minister with the Welwyn Team Ministry, to be Priest in Charge of Dunton with Wrestlingworth and Eyeworth

Andrew Holford, to be Canon Emeritus

Duncan Campbell, to be Canon Emeritus

Eric Royden, who is relinquishing his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Russell Stannard, a Reader in this diocese

June 2022

Kenneth Padley, Vicar of St Albans, St Michael and Rural Dean of St Albans, to be Canon Treasurer for Salisbury Cathedral in the diocese of Salisbury

Alex Huzzey, Assistant Curate at St Albans, St Peter, to be Vicar at St Albans, St Luke

Duncan Campbell, Vicar of Watford, Christ Church, who is retiring

Stephen Nuth, Rector of Woburn with Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Battlesden and Pottesgrove, who is retiring and has been given Canon Emeritus

Andrew Holford, Rector at Baldock with Bygrave, who is retiring

Pat Jones, Vicar of London Colney, St Peter, who is retiring

Ian Pankhurst, who has been given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Grantley Finlayson, who has been given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Angela Milton, who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

May 2022

Peter Strutt, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Ian Pankhurst, Vicar at St Andrew, Watford, who is retiring

Claire Harald, Assistant Curate at Norton, to be Vicar at Flitwick

Kate Carter, Assistant Curate at Hoddesdon, to be Team Vicar with Grays and Thurrock Team Ministry in the diocese of Chelmsford

Christine Farrington, who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

John Horner, who has relinquished his PtO in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Bill Cottrell, a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

 

April 2022

Richard Bartlett, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Guy Edwards, Rector at Bushey, St James, leaving diocese

Matthew Phillips, Priest in Charge at Dunton with Wrestlingworth and Eyeworth, to be a school chaplain in Lincoln Diocese

Grantley Finlayson, Vicar at Luton, St Andrew, who is retiring

We learned with sadness of the death of Anna Inglis, a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

 

March 2022

Richard Hibbert, Vicar at Bedford, Christ Church, to be Vicar of Holy Trinity Coventry

Andrew Goodman, Chaplain to the University of Bedford, to be Priest-in-Charge of Marston Morteyne with Lidlington

Christine Hardman, as Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of St Albans

Kate Daymond, who holds Permission to Officiate in this diocese, to be Assistant Priest at Petersham, St Peter in the diocese of Southwark

Jennifer King, who has relinquished her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Melvyn Barnsley, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Janet Ridgway, who has relinquished her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Vernon Baynard, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Audrey Meldrum, a Reader in this diocese

February 2022

Kate Lomax, Priest-in-Charge of Luton, St Paul’s, to be Diocesan Church Growth Officer

Robert Kozak, Priest-in-charge of Letchworth, to be Succentor at St Paul’s Cathedral

Ayoob Adwar, to be Assistant Curate of South Mymms and Ridge (also working in the benefice of Potters Bar, King Charles the Martyr)

Atalie Gaines, to also be Priest-in-Charge of South Mymms and Ridge, continuing as Vicar of Potters Bar, King Charles the Martyr

David Smith, who has relinquished his Permission to Officiate in this diocese

January 2022

Harry Steele, Rector of Therfield w. Kelshall and Part-time Church Growth Officer, to be Chaplain to the Bishop of Sheffield

Andy Burgess, Assistant Curate at Bushey, to be Vicar of Western Dales in the Diocese of Carlisle

Tim Seago, Vicar at Totteridge, who is retiring

Petra Sprowson, to be Historic Church Buildings Support Officer

We learned with sadness of the death of Tom Addiscott, a Reader Emeritus in this diocese

December 2021

Jo Kelly-Moore to be Rector of St Albans Abbey and Dean of St Albans

Katie Franks, Associate Minister at Cople, Mogerhaner and Willington to be Rector of Crayke with Brandsby and Yearsley, with Coxwold and Husthwaite in the Diocese of York

Fiona Wheatley, Rector of The Kingswood Benefice, retiring with Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Margaret Yates to be given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Paul Boddam-Whetham to be given Permission to Officiate in this diocese

November 2021

Sam Rossiter-Peters to be Team Vicar with the Chipping Barnet Team Ministry

Prof Tom McLeish to be Honorary Canon Scientist for St Albans

Dr Hilary Marlow to be Honorary Canon Environmentalist for St Albans

Andy Crooks to be Honorary Canon of St Albans Cathedral

Stephen Nuth to be Honorary Canon of St Albans Cathedral

Laura Hewitt to be Honorary Canon of St Albans Cathedral

Charles King currently Assistant Curate at St Albans, St Michael’s to be Priest-in-Charge of Knebworth

David Price to take up Permission to Officiate in the diocese

Barbara Johnson who has relinquished her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

Margaret Cotton who has relinquished her Permission to Officiate in this diocese

 

October 2021

Jo Burke Associate Minister at Luton All Saints with St Peter, to be Vicar of Flamstead and Markyate Street

Katie Franks moving from Assistant Curate in Training, to be Associate Minister, remaining at Cople, Moggerhanger and Willington

Laura Hewitt to be Priest in Charge of Lyonsdown, also continuing as Vicar of New Barnet, St James

Andrew Pike moving from Assistant Curate at St Albans St Paul to be Assistant Curate at Luton, St Mary

Lynne Sandle moving from Assistant Curate at Chellington to be Bishop’s Chaplain for Refugees

Carol Kimberley who is relinquishing her Permission to Officiate in the diocese

Michael Carter who is relinquishing his Permission to Officiate in the diocese

We learned with sadness of the death of Roger Martin, a minister in this diocese until 2010, then retired with PtO

September 2021

Susan Pope to retire from her role as Diocesan Secretary after twenty years service

Diane Tregale, to be Associate Minister of St Albans, St Paul’s

Jono Tregale, to be Vicar of St Albans, St Paul’s

Kate Pearson, to be Vicar of St Albans, St Mary Marshalswick

Mark Bailey, to be Priest-in-Charge of Ardeley, Benington, Cottered with Throcking and Walkern

Tom Lilley, to be Team Vicar in the Cheshunt Team Ministry

Tim Vickers, to be Vicar of St John, Harpenden

Josias de Souza, to be Vicar of Luton, St Francis

Liz Oglesby-Elong, to be Vicar of Biggleswade, St Andrew

Andrea Maffei, to be Vicar, Kempston, the Church of the Transfiguration

Christine (Chris) Campbell, to be Rector of Ashwell with Hinxworth and Newnham

Carol Taylor to be Lay Canon Emeritus

Ian McIntosh relinquishing his PtO to be Director of Mission and Ministry with York Diocese

Nicola McIntosh relinquishing her PtO , to be Canon Emeritus

Scott Talbott currently Associate Minister at Rickmansworth, St Mary, to be given PtO

We learned with sadness of the death of Don Butler, a curate in this diocese until 2004, the PtO until his retirement in 2019


August 2021

Jill Suttie, to be SSM Officer for the Archdeaconry of St Albans, continuing as Associate Vicar of Colney Heath, St Mark

Kimberley Quak-Winslow, Youth Chaplain at St Albans Cathedral leaving to  be Priest-in-Charge of Whetstone and Friern Barnet

Calum Zuckert, to be Youth Chaplain at St Albans Cathedral


July 2021

Samuel Frampton, to be Vicar of Oxhey, St Matthew

Mark Maloney, to be vicar of Little Heath, Christ Church

Wendy Sellers, to be vicar of Sandridge

Lucy Davis, to be Vicar of Bedford, St Andrew

Oliver Blease, to be Team Vicar in the Aldenham, Radlett and Shenley Team

We learned with sadness of the death of Patricia Quint, Vicar of Stotfold and Radwell until 2014


June 2021

Dan Drew, to be Reaching New People Team Leader and FX Development Officer

John Bannister, to be given PtO

David Wilkinson, PtO, to be Canon Emeritus


May 2021

Tristan Chapman, to be Team Rector of Chipping Barnet Team Ministry

Teresa Wynne, to be Team Rector of Cheshunt Team Ministry

Paul Seymour, to be Vicar  (Minister with Pastoral Charge) of Panshanger

Petros Nyatsanza, to be Hospital Chaplain with the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Peter Stannard, to be Hospital Chaplain with the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and continuing with PtO

Mark Smith, Assistant Curate at Frogmore, Holy Trinity, to be Bishop’s Curate, Kidrumferton Group of Parishes, Church of Ireland

Graham Bradshaw, Priest in-Charge, Woburn Sands, to retire


March 2020

Javaid Iqbal, Team Rector of Aldenham, Radlett & Shenley with special responsibility for Radlett, and Vocations Advisor (St Albans Archdeaconry) to be Archdeacon of Doncaster in the Diocese of Sheffield

Bill Britt, Rector of Stotfold with Radwell to be also Rural Dean of Hitchin

Kate Daymond, Assistant Curate (SSM) at Wheathampstead to be part-time Assistant Curate at Sandridge (for 6 months from 12 February 2020)

John Russell, Team Vicar of Berkhamsted Team Ministry to be Team Rector of the same


February 2020

Wendy Carter, Priest-in-Charge of High Wych and Gilston with Eastwick to retire

Christian Cole, Youth Pastor at Christ Church Ware to be Diocesan Youth Missioner

Mandy Davies to be part-time Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officer

Nick Grew, Vicar of Luton, St Francis to retire to the Diocese of Winchester

Michael Macey, Vicar of St John’s, Boxmoor and also currently Assistant Area Dean of Hemel Hempstead to be also Area Dean of Hemel Hempstead (see below for new Assistant’s appointment)

James McDonald, Team Vicar of Langelei to be also Assistant Area Dean of Hemel Hempstead

Canon Tim Pilkington, Team Rector of Berkhamsted Team Ministry to retire

Martyn Trembath, Lead Chaplain at Luton & Dunstable Hospital to be Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Ayr in the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway, Scottish Episcopal Church


January 2020

The Venerable Jonathan Smith, Archdeacon of St Albans has retired and become Archdeacon Emeritus

Dr Jane Mainwaring, Team Vicar of Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry, Honorary Canon of St Albans Cathedral and Rural Dean of Hitchin to be Archdeacon of St Albans

Dr Quentin Chandler, Rector of Marston Moreteyne with Lidlington and DDO, to be DDO in the Diocese of Oxford

Amanda Ferris, Spiritual Care Co-ordinator at Garden House Hospice, to be also Associate Vicar (part-time 2 days/week) at All Saints Church, Willian

Lizzie Hood to step down as Area Dean, Hemel Hempstead and to continue as Team Rector, Langeli Team Ministry

Michael Leverton, PtO, to be Canon Emeritus

Joseph Pienaar, Vicar of St Hugh’s Lewsey, Luton, to be Church Planter, North Vancouver for the Anglican Network in Canada

Nigel Richards, Vicar of All Saints Dedworth in the Diocese of Oxford, to be Priest in Charge of Streatley

David Shepherd, Vicar of Oxhey, St Matthew to retire in August 2020

Michael Trodden, PtO, to be Canon Emeritus

Simon Vivian, Curate in Berkhamstead Team Ministry, to be Vicar of Sawbridgeworth


December 2019

Robert Donald, Licenced Clergy – Public Preacher in the St Albans Deanery, instead to hold Permission to Officiate

Sarah Hayes, Vicar of St. Mary’s Church, Horsell in the Diocese of Guildford also to hold Public Preacher’s Licence in the Diocese of St Albans (UK Waterways Chaplain)

Heidi Huntley, Vicar of Royston also to be Assistant Rural Dean of Buntingford

Didier Jaquet, Associate Minister (SSM) in Tring Team Ministry to be Assistant Priest (SSM) at Winslow (St Laurence) with Great Horwood and Addington in the Diocese of Oxford.

Ruth Pyke, Rector, Benefice of Barkway, Barley, Reed and Buckland also to be Rural Dean of Buntingford

Fiona Souter, Assistant Curate SSM (and Assistant University Chaplain at the University of Hertfordshire) to be University Chaplain, University of Hertfordshire

Andy Thomas, Associate Minister, Holy Trinity, Stevenage also to be Rural Dean of Stevenage

Stephen Tudway, Assistant Curate (SSM) at Flamstead & Markyate Street to be Curate-in-Charge at the Benefice of Broughton & Duddon and the Benefice of Kirby Ireleth in the Diocese of Carlisle

Gill Webb, Assistant Priest (SSM) at Marston Moreteyne with Lidlington instead to hold Permission to Officiate

 

We learned with sadness of the death of Mr Richard White in November 2019, Reader in the benefice of Riseley with Bletsoe.


October 2019

Ian Smith Assistant Curate in training at Silsoe, Pulloxhill, Flitton (self-supporting) to be part-time Priest in Charge at Renhold


Katie Franks Assitant Curate in Training at Eaton Socon to be Assistant Curate in Training at Cople, Moggerhanger and Willington

Valmor Pimenta, Vicar of St Martin’s Bedford, to be Vicar of St Joseph the Worker, Northolt, Diocese of London

Ian Smith Assistant Curate in training at Silsoe, Pulloxhill and Flitton (self-supporting) to be part-time Minister in Charge of Renhold (self-supporting)

Claire Towns Vicar of Swanmore and Associate DDO, Diocese of Portsmouth to be part-time Vicar of Sandridge and part-time Deputy Diocesan Director of Ordinands

 

We learned with great sadness of the death of Revd Gerald (Gerry) Booker on 10th September 2019, Rector of Bramfield with Stapleford and Waterford 1983-1996; also University Chaplain 1990-1996; who retired with Permission to Officiate from 1996.


September 2019

Dan Drew, Assistant Curate (Hitchin & St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry) & Pioneer Minister (The Hub Church, Hitchin) to be Lead Pastor, H30 Church, Dee Why, Australia

John Fidler, currently Associate Minister (SSM) in the benefice of Royston to receive Permission to Officiate in the benefice of Royston.

Fizz Gibbs, currently Associate Priest (SSM) in Hitchin & St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry to receive Permission to Officiate in Hitchin & St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry

Stephen Holroyd, Priest-in-Charge of Stodden Churches to be Rector on the end of suspension of the patron’s right of presentation

The Venerable Paul Hughes, retired Archdeacon of Bedford to be Archdeacon Emeritus

Vanessa Kerswill, currently Assistant Curate at Abbots Langley serving predominantly at Soul Survivor Watford to be on secondment as Assistant Curate at Abbots Langley serving predominantly at Watford St Peter

Paolo Di Leo, Assistant Curate in Training (SSM) at Streatley to be Rector of Sharnbrook, Felmersham and Knotting with Souldrop

Suzette and David Maguire to leave their job share as Lay Pioneer Ministers for Great Denham and West Kempston (Bishop’s Mission Order).  Suzette Maguire to be Pioneer Minister at Solihull Parish, Diocese of Birmingham

Michael Norman,  Rector of Bath St Saviour with Swainswick & Woolley, Diocese of Bath & Wells to be  Vicar of Watford, St Luke

Tim Pilkington, Team Rector of Berkhamsted Team Ministry to retire in February 2020

Adrian Smith, Assistant Curate (SSM) at Watford, St Luke to be Priest-in-Charge at Woodhouse and Wrangthorn and Associate Rector (Team Vicar) at St George’s Leeds, Diocese of Leeds

 

We learned with great sadness of the following deaths:


July 2019

Chris Briggs, Chaplain of Haileybury to be Chaplain of Shiplake College, Diocese of Oxford

Christopher Bunce, Rural Dean & Rector of Stevenage, St Andrew & St George to be Team Rector, Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry (with special responsibility for St Marys Hitchin)

Anne Donaldson, Vicar of Great Amwell w St Margarets & Stanstead Abbots to retire in October 2019

Sally Dryden, Associate Vicar of Golders Green Parish Church to be Team Vicar in Hertford Team Ministry (with special responsibility for Holy Trinity, Little Amwell)

Stephen Fielding, Associate Vicar of St Mary Abbots Church Kensington, Diocese of London to be Team Vicar of Hitchin & St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry (with special responsibility for St Paul’s Walden with Preston)

Malcolm Finlay, Associate Rector of Broxbourne with Wormley (locally supported minister) to be Church Planter and Assistant Curate in Harrow Deanery, Diocese of London

Dean Henley, Rector of Campton, Clophill and Haynes to retire to the Diocese of Lincoln in November 2019

Mike Jones, currently Vicar of St Mary’s Luton and Priest-in-Charge of St Matthew’s Luton and St Paul’s, Luton to step down as Priest-in-Charge St Paul’s, Luton and continue as Vicar of St Mary’s Luton and Priest-in-Charge of St Matthew’s Luton

Averil Lauckner, Vicar of Hatfield Hyde, St Mary Magdalene to retire in October 2019

Kate Lomax, currently Associate Vicar of St Paul’s, Luton to be Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s, Luton

Kate McFarlane, currently Assistant Curate in Training (SSM) at Marston Morteyne, to be Assistant Curate in Training (Stipendiary) at Marston Morteyne

Annie McTighe, currently Pioneer Minister for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has been appointed Fresh Expressions Development Officer for St Albans Archdeaconry

Harry Steele, currently part-time Bishop’s Interim Minister in the Diocese of Sheffield and Associate Director with ‘Leading your Church into Growth’ to be part-time Church Growth Officer (Hertfordshire) and to continue as Associate Director with ‘Leading your Church into Growth’

 


Martin Bishop retired as Financial Secretary to the diocese in June after nearly 20 years’ service, celebrated with staff and guests over tea where the Diocesan Secretary paid tribute to his long, selfless and dedicated service, motivated by his Christian faith and desire to use his professional skills in the Church’s service. Martin is moving to a role as Finance Manager with a charity based nearer to his home in Buckinghamshire. The charity, Medical Detection Dogs, which uses the power of the dog’s nose to detect human diseases.  Dogs have the ability to detect minute odour traces created by diseases.  As well as sharing his enthusiasm for this work at his farewell, he also spoke about his passion for ‘Parkrun’ and the benefits it brings.

Tony Boon, Accounts Manager, celebrated 25 years dedicated service to the Diocese.  The Diocesan Board of Finance paid tribute to him at a recent meeting and presented him with a gift to mark the occasion.  Colleagues also made sure he was reminded of the anniversary, as pictured!


June 2019

Glyn Barker has been appointed to the post of Director of Finance at the Diocesan Office and will be taking up his post on 27th August.

Kaushal David, Priest-in-Charge of Totternhoe, Stanbridge and Tilsworth to be Incumbent (Vicar) of the same

Barry Pate, Vicar of Wilbury is to retire in August 2019

Rachel Phillips, Residentiary Canon at Rochester Cathedral to be Team Rector of Dunstable Team Ministry

Tim Vickers, Assistant Curate at Redbourn to be Associate Priest at Bushey

Timothy Wilson, Priest-in-Charge of Wilden with Colmworth and Ravensden (part-time interim post) to be also Priest-in-Charge of Bolnhurst with Keysoe (part-time interim appointment made under Regulation 29 (7B) of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009)). Both posts until 22 January 2021.

 


Ruth Barr, Assistant Curate at Stopsley to be Team Vicar in Bishop’s Hatfield Team Ministry (with special ministerial responsibility for St Mary’s North Mymms)

Helen Bryan, Rector of East and West Horndon w. Little Warley and Childerditch, Diocese of Chelmsford, to be Team Vicar in Cheshunt Team Ministry (with special ministerial responsibility for St Clement’s, Turnford)

Andy Gardner, Assistant Curate at Luton St Mary to be Team Vicar in Bishop’s Hatfield Team Ministry (with special ministerial responsibility for St John’s Hatfield)

David Jones, Assistant Curate at All Saints, Croxley Green to be Vicar of St John the Baptist Church (Eden Park), Beckenham, Diocese of Rochester

Caroline Keightley, Assistant Curate at Christ Church, Ware to be Vicar of St Mark’s, Colney Heath

Joseph Roberts, Assistant Curate at St Leonard’s, Marston Green, Diocese of Birmingham, to be Team Vicar in Berkhamsted Team MInistry (with special ministerial responsibility for Holy Trinity Potten End) and Director for Schools Ministry (Associate Priest) for St Peter’s Berkhamsted

David Willink to be Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of St Albans

 

We learned with sorrow of the following deaths:

  • The Revd Jonathan Jasper in August 2018.  Curate: Cheshunt, St Mary the Virgin 1973-1975; Curate: Bedford, St Paul and St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert 1975-1977; Priest-in-charge, then Rector: Barkway, Reed and Buckland with Barley 2012-2014, retired to Chelmsford diocese.
  • Gerald Randall, Reader Emeritus in the benefice of Christ Church, St Albans in May 2019

 


May 2019

Alec Corio, Assistant Curate St George’s, Stockport with St Gabriel’s, Adswood to be Rector of East Barnet

David Kesterton, Vicar of Luton, All Saints with St Peter to be also Area Dean of Luton

Nicola Lenthall, Rector of the Benefice of Kensworth, Studham and Whipsnade to be also Rural Dean of Dunstable

Jonathan Lloyd, Assistant Curate of Jarrow and Simonside (South Shields), Diocese of Durham, to be Minor Canon – Precentor of Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Timothy Madeley, Assistant Curate, Ingleborough Team Ministry, Diocese of Leeds, to be Vicar of Christchurch, Bushmead

Belinda Searle-Barnes with Permission to Officiate in St Albans Diocese to be also SSM Officer (Bedford Archdeaconry)

Gillian Smith, Rector of Potton with Sutton and Cockayne Hatley to retire in August 2019 to the Diocese of Norwich

Michael Trodden, Rector of Ampthill with Millbrook and Steppingley to retire in October 2019 to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Richard Watson, Vicar of St Saviour, St Albans to be also Chair, Diocesan Worship and Liturgical Committee

 


April 2019

Dave Bell, Vicar of Silsoe, Pulloxhill and Flitton to retire in September

Em Coley, National Young Vocations Officer and Panel Secretary for the Archbishop’s Council to be also Associate Minister of St Albans, St Peter (self-supporting)

Chris Cottee, Vicar of Watford, St Peter to retire in July

Tony Halton, with Permission to Officiate in St Albans Diocese to be Assistant Priest at St Albans, St Saviour (self-supporting)

Eugene Hanshaw, Assistant Curate in Chipping Barnet Team Ministry to be Team Vicar in Cheshunt Team Ministry (with special responsibility for St Mary’s Cheshunt)

Cate Irvine, Co-ordinating Chaplain at Royal Holloway College, University of London, Diocese of Guildford, to be Team Rector of the Ouzel Valley Team Ministry and Vicar of All Saints Leighton Buzzard

Lesley Jones, currently PtO to be also SSM Officer for Bedford Archdeaconry

Mary Kingsley, Associate Minister in Bushey to retire in May

Michael Leverton, Rector of Ardeley, Benington, Cottered with Throcking and Walkern and Rural Dean of Buntingford Deanery to retire in November

Theresa Musiwacho, Assistant Curate in Royston to be Rector of Little Berkhamsted and Bayford, Essendon and Ponsbourne

Pete Orton, Priest-in-Charge (Sacramental Pioneer Priest) Stevenage, All Saints, Pin Green to be Vicar on the end of suspension of the patron’s right of presentation

Gordon Shrosbree has been appointed as IT Officer in the Diocesan Office

Hugh Symes-Thompson, Rector of Cranfield and Hulcote with Salford to retire to the Diocese of Truro

Linda Williams, Associate Vicar of Harpenden (part-time) to be Priest-in-Charge of Kimpton with Ayot St Lawrence (part-time)

Extension to time limited interim posts in accordance with Regulation 29 (1)(e) and Regulation 29 (5) of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009

  • Wendy Carter to 31 May 2020 as Interim Priest-in-Charge of High Wych and Gilston with Eastwick
  • Roger Chapman to 30 June 2019 as Interim Priest-in-Charge of St Mary’s Cheshunt

We learned with sorrow of the following deaths:

  • Rt Revd Richard Inwood, Bishop of Bedford from 2003 to 2012, on 14th April 2019, Palm Sunday. Click here for details of a Memorial Service
  • Arthur Brignall, Reader PTO in the benefice of Barkway, Barley, Reed and Buckland, in April 2019.

March 2019

Shaun Atkins recently Chaplain to Bedford School, to be Associate Minister (SSM) at Wootton

Lydia Becket has been appointed part-time Accounts Assistant in the Diocesan Office

Sam Cappleman Associate Minister (SSM) at St Mark’s Church, Bedford and Assistant Rural Dean of Bedford, to be also Chaplain to the Bishop of Bedford

Quentin Chandler, Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Rector of Marston Moreteyne with Lidlington, to be also Honorary Canon of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Gemma Foster, Public Preacher in the St Albans Diocese to be Priest-in-Charge and Rector Designate of Cove, Diocese of Guildford

Jonathan Gordon, Rural Dean of Berkhamsted and Rector of Northchurch with Wigginton, to be also Honorary Canon of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Jane Mainwaring, Rural Dean of Hitchin and Team Vicar, Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry, to be also Honorary Canon of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Miriam Mugan, Vicar of All Saints, Croxley Green, to be also Honorary Canon of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Rickey Simpson-Gray, Associate Minister (SSM) in the Hemel Hempstead Team Ministry to be Team Vicar, Claydons and Swan Team Ministry, Diocese of Oxford

 

We learned with sorrow of the death of John Bagworth, Reader Emeritus, on 1st December 2018

 


February 2019

John Chitham, currently Chaplain to the Bishop of Blackburn, Diocese of Blackburn, to be Rector of Standon and the Mundens with Sacombe

Alec Corio, currently Assistant Curate at St George’s, Stockport with St Gabriel’s, Adswood, Diocese of Chester, to be Rector of East Barnet

Gemma Foster, currently Assistant Curate at Letchworth St Paul with Willian to be Public Preacher (SSM)

James McDonald, currently Associate Minister, York City Centre Churches to be Team Vicar, Langelei Team Ministry (with special responsibility for All Saints Kings Langley)

We learned with sorrow of the following death:

  • Deaconess Anne Haines, formerly Deaconess (full-time) at Holy Trinity Church, Stevenage 1977-1979, on 6th January 2019

 


January 2019

Revd Frances Arnold, Vicar of Sawbridgeworth to be Priest-in-Charge (Rector Designate) of Sutton, St Nicholas, Diocese of Southwark

Colin Bird to be Chair of the St Albans Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF)

Revd Timothy Wilson, currently PtO to be interim Priest-in-Charge (part-time, 2 year appointment) of Wilden with Colmworth and Ravensden

Revd Dr Berkeley Zych, currently Minor Canon (Precentor) of St Albans Abbey to be Vicar of Harpenden St John

 


December 2018

Matthew Chinery, Diocesan Registrar to be Head of Legal Services to the Representative Body of the Church in Wales

Emma (Em) Coley, Vicar of Sandridge and Associate Diocesan Director of Ordinands to be Young Vocations Officer, Church of England Ministry Division

Lyndsey de Mestre QC, Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of St Albans to be Chancellor of the Diocese of St Albans

Lucas Durant, Assistant Curate in Training at Wootton has completed his curacy

Ruth Goatly, currently PtO to be Associate Minister (SSM) at Boxmoor

Christine Hina, Team Vicar of Elstree and Borehamwood Team Ministry to retire

Patricia Jones, Team Vicar of Thatcham, Diocese of Oxford, to be Vicar of London Colney, St Peter

Lynda Klimas, Rector of the Benefice of Maulden to be also Rural Dean of Ampthill & Shefford

David Middlebrook, Vicar of Watford, St Luke and Honorary Canon of St Albans Cathedral to be Archdeacon of Bedford

Chris Orme, Rector of Thorley to retire

Kimberley Quak-Winslow, Assistant Curate of Sutton, Wincle, Bosley and Wildboarclough, Diocese of Chester to be Minor Canon – Youth Chaplain (Curate), Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

Steven Wood, Vicar of Streatley to be Priest in Charge for The Burnhams Benefice, Diocese of Norwich

We learned with sorrow of the following death:

  • The Revd John Moore former Rector of Aspenden (St Mary) and Layston with Buntingford and Vicarof Stanstead Abbots (St Andrew), on 12th November 2018

 


November 2018

Rachel Allen Chaplaincy Team Leader at East and North Herts NHS Trust to be Spiritual Care Co-ordinator at Isabel Hospice.

Martin Burrell Chaplain to Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, Licensed Clergy (Public Preacher Licence) and Member Luton Deanery Synod to retire to the Diocese of Oxford.

Roger Chapman to be Priest-in-Charge (half time) of Cheshunt, St Mary (Interim Ministry: 6 months)

Peter Crumpler to leave his post as Associate Minister (SSM) at Sandridge to be licensed as a Public Preacher (continuing as Diocesan SSM Officer for St Albans Archdeaconry)

Lucy Davis Vicar, St Peter and St Paul with St Andrew, Flitwick to be also Assistant Dean of Women’s Ministry, Diocese of St Albans

Paul Davies Senior Priest at the Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Qatar, Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf to be Church Growth Officer (half-time) for Bedford Archdeaconry.  Also to be Priest-in-Charge (half-time), All Saints, Bedford

Bonnie Evans-Hills Vicar of Kimpton with Ayot St Lawrence is leaving the parish.

Mary Kingsley Assistant Priest, to be Associate Minister (SSM) of Bushey (Interim Ministry: 6 months).

Robert Kozak Assistant Curate of All Saints Leavesden to be Priest-in-Charge of Letchworth.

Stephen Lyon to be Chair, Caribbean Links Group for the Diocese of St Albans

Alastair McKay Curate, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Diocese of London to be Church Growth Officer (half-time) for Hertford Archdeaconry

Lindsey Moss Associate Minister (SSM) of ChristChurch, Ware to be Associate Minister (SSM) at Caddington.

Anne Poultney Assistant Curate at Aldenham, Radlett & Shenley Team Ministry has completed her curacy.

Sharon Smith Assistant Curate in Training (SSM) at Caddington, Farley Hill to be Vicar at Christ Church, Orpington.

Anne Underwood Assistant Curate (SSM) at Bushey has completed her curacy.

 

We learned with sorrow of the following deaths:

  • Sister Jean Harris C.A. formerly Accredited Lay Minister with Permission to Officiate, on 27th September 2018
  • The Revd Adrian Hinksman formerly SSM at King’s Walden and Offley with Lilley and Diocesan Widows’ Officer, on 9th October 2018

 

Austin Janes Team Vicar of the Church of the Resurrection in Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead has written and illustrated a Christmas poem resource for very young children, called Spider’s First Christmas.  Written in a very simple way reminiscent of Incy Wincy Spider, children can see that whatever changes come, God is travelling with us and we don’t need to be afraid.

The A6 booklet is printed in full colour and makes an ideal gift for nursery and primary school age children. The books are £1.50 each but bulk discounts are available. A power Point is also available for projecting in assemblies or services. contact Revd Austin Janes for an order form. All proceeds go towards supporting the ongoing ministry of the church in Grovehill and Woodhall Farm,

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