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Notice from the Bishop

What this means
Where a parish has a Vicar, that Vicar possesses what’s known as the ‘freehold of the benefice’, meaning that he or she can remain for as long as they like until retirement at 70. When a Vicar retires, leaving a vacancy, in order to keep some flexibility the Bishop can decide to appoint the new incumbent himself. To do this the Bishop has to ‘suspend the presentation’ or, in other words, take temporary control over the appointment, finding a Priest-in-Charge rather than a Vicar. This enables the Bishop to re-arrange the parishes in his care if he should choose to, for instance creating a new parish or re-drawing parochial borders. A Priest-in-Charge has all of the duties and powers of a Vicar, except that it is a temporary post of up to 5 years, during which time they might be made the Vicar, or another arrangement might be made. Typically, the Bishop will consult with the PCC before appointing a Priest-in-Charge.

Rev’d Ann Retires

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On Sunday 23rd June we said farewell to Rev’d Ann Alexander, as she retired after 11 wonderful years at St. Alban’s. No words were ever going to be enough to express our appreciation for all Ann has given over those 11 years and we all send her best wishes, love and prayers for the big move and the future yet to explore!

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