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House for Duty Priest-in-Charge of Lockington and Lund and Scorborough with Leconfield

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/5367/8947

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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Location:
Lockington
Closing Date:
01/10/2025
Vacancy Category:
Clergy: House for Duty
Business Unit:
Diocese of York
Organizational Unit:
Benefice

Introduction


The four churches in our benefice are enthusiastic, welcoming and friendly and have a real desire to grow and reach out to our families.  Our ministry with our church school is vital to our future.  Regular outreach and social fundraising events such as Saturday morning Bacon Butties,  Open Gardens and  regular Coffee Mornings  are all well supported by our villages.  All our church buildings are valued by the villagers and remain an important focus for festivals throughout the year and major life events.  All of our churches offer a warm welcome to our inclusive worship. 

We are committed to working together and structuring our shared life to ensure a house for duty priest can lead us forward with joy and enthusiasm.  We have active lay ministry and a strong wardens’ team who will support our new Priest.  Amongst our four parishes we have one Festival Church and a small hamlet church looking to work more closely with our largest church, and all within a three mile radius.   We have a benefice administrator and strong support from retired clergy and lay worship leaders.  Our deanery is looking to further support its rural parishes to share resources and ministry. 

We are praying for a new priest who will:

  • Be an encouraging, prayerful and visible presence in our villages
  • Have a genuine desire to connect warmly with people of all ages
  • Nurture and enhance the good relationship with our Church school
  • Recognise and use the skills of the laity across our benefice
  • Lead us to joyfully proclaim the gospel in our communities

 We are situated in a glorious part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds and just a few miles north of the attractive Georgian town of Beverley. One of our children in the local school said ‘It’s a great place to be – come and join us!’ and we agree.

 

About Us
The Diocese of York, led and guided by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, takes in much of North and East Yorkshire. As the largest diocese in England, geographically, the area is very diverse, featuring a multitude of needs and opportunities. This includes the bustling urban centres of York, Hull and Middlesbrough, the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors National Park, and the incomparable Yorkshire Coast; as well as areas of deprivation in some of our urban and smaller rural and coastal communities.


Our mission and ministry relies on thousands of people - lay and ordained, volunteer and paid. Our diocesan teams provide a wide range of support services to our mission and ministry, including lifelong learning for ministry, the care of church buildings, and safeguarding. Together, we are striving to be a people who are ‘Living Christ’s Story’. We want to be a simpler, bolder, humbler church which in its diversity reflects the communities it serves. We are bringing renewed focus and fresh energy to achieving our aims:
  • Becoming more like Christ
  • Reaching those we currently don't
  • Growing in discipleship, influence and numbers
  • Transforming our finances and structures
Our approach is aligned with a commitment to the best of our parochial inheritance, to the poorest communities, and to the financial realities we face.

Under current immigration rules, it is not generally possible for us to appoint clergy who are not already eligible to work in the UK.

The Diocese of York is is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.  Find out more here:  Safeguarding in the Diocese of York

Appointment is subject to pre-appointment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure. Under current immigration rules, it is not possible for us to appoint clergy who are not already eligible to work in the UK.


Informal enquiries are encouraged.  Please contact:

The Ven Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding T: 01482 881659

 

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Wednesday 1 October

Interviews:  Wednesday 5 November

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