Having visited the Bishop of Swindon yesterday (yes I did, he even mentions me on his blog entry for the day) and having received and accepted his offer of a job, I can finally announce the news that I'll be ordained and licensed as the Curate in the Team Ministry of Greater Corsham and Lacock* in Bristol Cathedral on Sunday July 4th 2010. I'm not sure how many others will be ordained at the same time, but if you want to come and sit close together I'm sure there will be room! The picture is of St Bartholomew's, Corsham, taken while eating our lunch in the churchyard on our first visit!Corsham is a country town, population about 15000, Lacock is a National Trust village frequently used for filming (e.g. Cranford, Harry Potter), Neston is where the set for 'Lark Rise' is, I've yet to discover Gastard's claim to fame and have to confess that we ran out of time to go to Bowden Hill. But I feel exhausted just listing them, never mind flitting around them for the next four years!
We'll move in mid June 2010 and will be living in the Vicarage in Neston village, where hopefully Isaac will be able to attend the village primary school over the garden fence (go on Google Earth, Neston - Wiltshire and you'll see house, school and church in one handy package). Beth wants to go to Corsham School, a short bus ride away, so the next couple of weeks will see us filling in school application forms and getting proof of residency from the Diocese. It's a spacious four bedroomed bungalow, with a good sized garden, and we're looking forwards to getting our hands on it and turning it into our home.
Exciting times ahead!
*(subject to completion of training, other terms and conditions may apply, the value of curates may go up as well as down)
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