Meet the clergy!

We recently said farewell to our Vicar - Rev’d Sarah O’Donoghue - who has moved to another role in the Diocese of Blackburn. We are currently in a period of Interregnum when preparations for the search for a new Vicar are underway. During this period, Rev’d Graham Rutter and Rev’d Janet Robert are leading our church. See below for short biographies for Graham and Janet. 

We are currently in the process of producing a Parish Profile that will be used to advertise the vacant Vicar role at Christ Church Aughton. This profile will include the results of two short surveys we’re conducting in December 2024. One survey is to gather the views of our congregation on the qualities of a new Vicar and the other survey is to collect the views of the surrounding community. Your participation is important and valued, so please visit one of the two survey links below to complete the short survey. It will only take about 3 minutes to complete.

Congregation survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N2R779S Available until December 15, 2024

Community survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPKT6BY Available until December 22, 2024.

Thank you for your participation!

Updates on our progress to fill the vacant Vicar position will be communicated via the “News and Notices” page. 

Vicar - To be announced in due course

Assistant Minister - Rev'd Graham Rutter

I grew up in Stockport and studied in Durham, where I met my wife, Rachel. Before I trained for ordination, I was a Children’s Worker for a church in Staffordshire and before that, an archeologist focusing on Israel and Jordan, exploring sites and artefacts from biblical times in particular. Following ordination, I was Vicar of two parishes and Area Dean in South Derbyshire for seven years. Fast forward to 2020, I started a new day job as Lecturer in Old Testament at St. Melitus College North West, and was licensed as Assistant Minister here at Christ Church Aughton. I look forward to seeing you at church, or we may bump into each other in a bookshop, which is also a place I thoroughly enjoy!

Permission to Officiate: Rev'd Janet Roberts

My connection to Christ Church Aughton goes back to 1991, when I was Assistant Minister for 7 years. I loved it so much, that through the provision of God’s goodness I returned in 2020. In between, I was a Team Vicar and Team Rector in St Helens, and a Vicar in Crosby. In the community, you will see me walking on Clieves Hill with my black Labrador, exploring God’s wonderful creation.