Diocesan Readers and trainees enjoy an evening together
The diocese is blessed to have a growing number of Diocesan Readers willing to serve in our parishes. It’s a ministry that is a huge support to both our clergy and congregations.
Over the past couple of years our Readers have met every 6 months to pray and encourage one another and recently around 40 gathered in Hillsborough for Holy Communion and a fellowship meal. Some are still in training and for the first time the group included 15 new faces from our 2017 intake.
These get–togethers are a great opportunity to learn from one another and this will become especially significant over the next few years as the number of Readers in the diocese grows from 34 to around 70.
Speaking at the end of the night, the Warden of Readers, Revd Willie Nixon, highlighted the vital role of Reader ministry in parish life and thanked everyone for their commitment. He also thanked his ‘co–warden’ Revd Bryan Follis for hosting the evening and Andrew Brannigan for his role in administering the diocesan part of the course.
