This weekend saw the ordination of 18 deacons and 14 priests from across the diocese. During each of the three services, Manchester Cathedral was filled with family, friends and supporters who gathered to celebrate with the ordinands who, following years of training, are preparing to take their next step in their ministry.
We've created this short video to offer a glimpse into the services:
On Saturday, Bishop Mark Davies ordained 14 priests who are serving their curacies in parishes around the diocese.
Revd Nicholas (Nick) Birnie-Campbell serving in the benefice of Wythenshawe with the Revd Ian Fellows
Revd Joshua (Josh) Mark Gaskell serving at St Paul's, Withington with the Revd Cate Allison
Revd Peter Thomas Hughes serving at Sacred Trinity, Salford with the Revd Canon Andy Salmon
Revd Enock KIYAGA Mayanja serving at All Saints,Stretford with the Revd Luke Maguire
Revd Pamela (Pam) Mary Parr serving at St Chad, St Mary and St Edmund and the benefice of Deeplish and Newbold, Rochdale with the Revd Anne Gilbert
Revd Mehrdad Qasemi serving in the benefice of Heatons with the Revd Mike Read
Revd Sarah Alison Riding serving at St Cross with St Paul, Clayton with the Revd Chris Moore
Revd Stuart Peter Samuels serving at Harpurhey, Christ Church and Collyhurst, The Saviour with the Revd Neil Elliott
Revd Zahra Shafiei serving in the benefice of Oldham and Werneth with the Revd Nick Andrewes
Revd Lesley Susan Stear serving the benefice of Ramsbottom and Edenfield with the Revd Ian Fleminh
Revd Georgina Louise Stirling serving at Nelson Street Church, Rochdale with the Revd Janie Cronin
Revd Kirsten Stott serving at St John and St Luke Heywood with the Revd Kirsty Screeton
Revd Charles Patrick Thom serving at St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury with the Revd Dr Nick Bundock
Revd Helen Elizabeth Tyler serving at St Margaret, Prestwich with the Revd Sue Walker
There are plenty more photos to capture this very special weekend, these are free for parishes to share and print as they wish. Photos from the Ordination of Priests are available here.
On Sunday morning, Bishop David Walker ordained 17 new deacons who now serve in parishes around the diocese.
Revd Henry Thomas Alexander serving at St Clement, Higher Openshaw with the Revd Paul Jump
Revd Deborah Bithell serving at Christ Church Heaton with Halliwell, St Margaret with the Revd Dave Thompson
Revd James Daniel Brown serving at St Philip with St Stephen, Salford with the Revd Gareth Robinson
Revd Matthew Reece Burnell serving at Christ Church Heaton with Halliwell, St Margaret with the Revd Dave Thompson
Revd Sweetline Devapriya Burnell serving the benefice of Deane and Bolton le Moors, St Bede with the Revd Vinny Whitworth
Revd Hannah Elizabeth Currin to serve at St Mary with St Peter, Oldham with the Revd Canon Daniel Burton
Revd Behnaz Farhadi to serve the benefice of Northenden with the Revd Andrew Bradley
Revd Gareth Robert Farnan-Jones to serve the benefice of Saddleworth with the Revd Sachin Awale
Revd Craig Anthony Giles to serve at St Mary the Virgin and St Paul Bury with the Revd Julian Heaton
Revd Libby Adele Greenhalgh to serve the benefice of Horwich and Rivington with the Revd Nicola Butterworth
Revd Stephen Hamer to serve in the benefice of West Bolton with the Revd Fayaz Adman
Revd Christine Mary Hardy to serve at Prestwich, St Margaret with the Revd Sue Walker
Revd Neil Andrew McClure to serve the benefice of Milnrow and New Hey with the Revd Janet Pitman
Revd Richard Ian McEwan to serve the benefice of Oldham and Werneth with the Revd Nick Andrewes
Revd Andrew Oatley to serve in the benefice of Atherton and Hindsford with Howe Bridge with the Revd Tracy Marshall
Revd Maryam Sadat Razavi Mehr to serve at St Chad, St Mary and St Edmund, Rochdale and the benefice of Deeplish and Newbold with the Revd Anne Gilbert
Revd Kirsten Margaret Rutherford to serve St Paul, Norden with St James, Ashworth and St Michael, Bamford with the Revd Jason Powell
More photos from the Ordination of Deacons service are available here.
During the third service of the Petertide weekend, Bishop Stephen Race ordained Fr Ben Jennings as Deacon. Fr Ben will serve his curacy at The Holy Family Failsworth, Holy Trinity Blackley and St Luke Lightbowne with the Revd Canon Paul Hutchins. More photos from this service are available here
As a diocese, we welcome our 14 new priests...
and eighteen new deacons!
