Petertide = Ordinations & Anniversaries

Local boy and son of our Warden Victoria, Deacon Alan Rimmer is to be Ordained Priest on June 28th by the Bishop of Fulham.

We pray for him in his new ministry.

The Following night, June 29th (The Feast of St Peter) marks our Rector’s Silver Jubilee of Deaconing and 24th Anniversary of Priesting.

The occasion will be marked with a special service at St Mary the Virgin, Rufford. Sadly due to Covid restrictions this service is by invitation only. Commenting on the Covid restrictions, Church Warden Roy Caslake said , “It is a significant juncture in Father Mark’s ministry and we would wish to embrace this anniversary with the reverence and joy it deserves. However, as with all things in the present Covid climate it will have to be somewhat curtailed.”

This month also marks the 80th Birthday Ian Wells, our Licensed Lay Minster

By Mark Soady|2021-06-05T10:53:06+00:00June 5th, 2021|Rector|

About the Author: Mark Soady

Fr Mark was appointed as Rector of Rufford and Tarleton in April 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold throughout the world. Previously, Mark was Area Dean and Vicar of Abergavenny & Rector of Llanwenarth Citra. Additionally, Mark was a Psychiatric Nurse and Founder/Prior of the Hollywell Community. Prior to Ordination, he was Head of Office to Rt Hon Lord Jenkins of Hillhead OM; and later worked for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (an arm of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) on democratisation programmes. Fr Mark served in the Royal Army Chaplain’s Department from 1998- 2012 and until 2017 was Chairman of Trustees of the Welsh Warrior: Richard Hunt Foundation, which cares for veterans. As Secretary to the Committee of Anglican Religious Communities in England, he also works with all nuns, monks and friars throughout the Church of England

Petertide = Ordinations & Anniversaries