In the Archdeaconry of Cleveland,
Bishop of Whitby the Rt Revd Paul Ferguson will ordain the Revd
Bridget Gillespie at All Saints, Kirkbymoorside, where she serves as
Assistant Curate, at 2.00pm on Saturday 17th October; the Revd Mark
Walley at St Barnabas, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, where he serves as
Assistant Curate, at 2.00pm on Sunday 18th October; and the Revd Laura
Wild at St Mary the Virgin, Nunthorpe, where she serves as Assistant
Curate, at 6.00pm on Sunday 18th October.
Bishop Paul said, "It
will be a great privilege to ordain Bridget, Laura and Mark as priests
in the Church of God this weekend.
"The different settings for
their respective ministries — urban, suburban and rural — symbolise the
wonderful variety of the Diocese of York, and that for me underlines the
importance of our mutual support and our shared mission and life of
prayer.
"Our new priests each bring their own individual
character and abilities, and the richness of their life experience, to
their priestly ministry of word, sacrament, pastoral care and
evangelism.
"Together with the ordinations in the other
archdeaconries, and the enthronement of the Archbishop happening at the
same time, this will be a great and exciting time for the Diocese of
York."