Bradgate Team
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Team Parish News
We welcome Helen Hayes to the Bradgate Team as curate. Helen was ordained deacon at the Cathedral on Sunday 4th July and she will be training and working in the Parish on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In a recent parish magazine, Helen wrote:
We have been living in Thornton for the last ten years having previously lived in Nottingham ...... and have absolutely loved living in such a wonderful village, getting involved in village life and attending St Peter’s church .......
I trained as a primary school teacher but am now an Animateur. This does not mean that I work with cartoons or animation but that I conduct and get people singing. The word means ‘brings to life’ and what I basically do is get people to sing and discover the voice within them. I work mainly with children and young people but I also have a community choir in Thornton which is for adults. We are a small band but we have lots of fun. I also sing in a performance choir called Choros Amici that takes part in international competitions which involves traveling abroad to some really exciting places.
When I am not singing we are often off somewhere in our camper van where there are mountains as Mick is a keen climber and walker and belongs to a Derbyshire based climbing club.
Update on the future of Ratby Rectory
A message from the Diocese of Leicester
Last year a decision was taken to relocate the Ractory to a new site in Ratby, Although the former Rectory is a significant property set in extensive grounds, it is in need of considerable repair and improvement. The necessary upgrade was set to be a large finiancial outlay for the diocese, and furthermore a house of this size imposes a big financial burden on the incumbent in terms of furnishing, decorating, heating and maintenance. A more suitable modern ne Rectory that is more economical to run is currently being built in an appropriate location in Ratby village.
The diocesan housing committee has taken the decision to put the old Rectory on the market, having first sought planning permission for a modest residential development in the grounds. Appropriate consultations with the Local Planning Authority will now take place following up our preliminary discussions with them, and when possible, these proposals will be shared with the Church family and wider village community.
Now the long term future of the building has been decided, a tenant will be sought for the house during the period before it is ready to go on the market. This is standard procedure in the diocese, both to maximise resources for the housing budget, and as the best way of ensuring security and basic maintenance. It should be emphasised that the diocese will not be spending money on the house at this point other than any essential structural repairs or for health and safety requirments.
Deanery Confirmation Service
This year’s confirmation service for the Sparkenhoe East Deanery is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Sunday 7th November. Within the Bradgate Team we are planning to run preparation sessions beginning in September, which would allow candidates to be confirmed at this special service.
Confirmation is open to both adults and young people, and we will be running separate sessions for each group.
If you have an interest to explore the idea of being confirmed, please contact either Revd Peter (239 4606) or Louise (231 3090)
Mission PartnershipPhotographs of all the Churches in the Western Edge and Forest Edge Mission Partnerships, together with maps of the areas can be downloaded from this link
Tuesday 20 July 2010