Mark Writes

The end of the year is an opportunity to say thank you to all who have served our united benefice so well over the last year, but particularly over the Christmas period. The sites have been busy with Christmas Services; the Carol Services at both churches, along with the Wreathing were all memorable, with the buildings looking festively welcoming, and with fantastic musical contributions to our worship. So thankyou to all who opened up early, locked up late, decorated, blundered around in Ince Woods, made wreaths, played, sang, welcomed, shifted furniture, tidied up, baked, cooked and looked after the ubiquitous church tea pot; and as I write there's still more to come with midnight communions and Christingle.

It was brilliant to hear this Sunday that Julie has now successfully completed her curacy - and even better to hear that the Bishop has agreed that she should stay on Associate Priest, look out for news of her licensing in the new year.