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Resignations and retirements

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30 June 2017

ASHBY. The Revd Judith Ashby, NSM (Associate Minister) of Christ Church, Swindon, remaining Dio­cesan Adviser for Women’s Minis­try, Assistant Adviser for Ministerial Support, and Hon. Canon of Bristol Cathedral (Bristol).

ASTON. The Revd Kim Aston, Vicar of Welling (Southwark): 1 Au­­­gust.

BANNISTER. The Revd Gregory Bannister, Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Trent Park, Enfield (London).

BRACEY. The Revd Dexter Bracey, Priest-in-Charge of Swindon New Town (Bristol): 26 July.

GODDARD. The Revd Pamela Goddard, Assistant Curate (Asso­ciate Priest) of Hamworthy (Salis­bury): 15 August.

KIPLING. The Revd Susan Kipling, Rector of Brington with Whilton and Norton and Church Brampton with Chapel Brampton and Harles­tone and East Haddon and Hold­enby (Peterborough): 31 July.

LOBB. The Revd Josephine Lobb, Team Vicar in the Saltash Team Ministry (Truro): 31 July.

LONSDALE. The Revd Linda Lons­dale, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Beetham (Carlisle): 6 Au­­gust.

McGREGOR. The Revd Lynn McGregor, Team Vicar in the Chapelfields Team Ministry (Liver­pool).

McKELVEY. The Revd Jane McKel­vey, Team Vicar in the Gate­acre Team Ministry (Liverpool): 7 Au­­gust.

MILLER. The Revd Stuart Miller, Rector of Winton, Moordown and Charminster (Winchester): 31 August.

MURRAY. The Revd Christopher Murray, Rector of Passenham (Peter­­borough): 31 July.

NORTHEY. The Revd Joanna Northey, Team Vicar in the South Barrow Team Ministry (Carlisle): 31 August.

PATTERSON. The Revd Colin Patterson, NS Assistant Curate of St Nicholas’s, Durham (Durham): 15 July.

ROWLES. The Revd Carol Rowles, Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Worcester Park (South­wark).

SCOTT. The Revd Dr Adam Scott, Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath Park (Southwark), re­­main­­ing Chaplain to the Forces (Army).

SELF. The Revd John Self, Vicar of Sparkhill (Birmingham): 19 August.

STALKER. The Revd Harry Stalker, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Nacton and Levington with Bucklesham and Foxhall with Kirton and Falkenham (St Ed­­munds­­bury & Ipswich): 18 August.

THORNBURGH. The Revd Richard Thornburgh, Rector of the Saints Benefice, and Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Bungay (St Edmundsbury & Ipswic ): 4 August.

WEST. The Revd Deirdre West, Priest-in-Charge of Orebeck: Camp­­sea Ashe with Marlesford, Par­­ham and Hacheston, Brandeston with Kettleburgh and Easton (St Ed­­munds­­bury & Ipswich): 17 Au­­gust.

WHATSON. The Revd Mark Whatson, Rector of Freshwater and of Yarmouth (Portsmouth): 31 July.

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