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Choral Eucharist Celebrating 30 Years of the Ordination of Women As Priests
23rd June 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Four women will be installed as Canons at Newcastle Cathedral in a service celebrating 30 years of the ordination of female priests in the Church of England.
“We rejoice with those who were ordained in 1994 and who have been ordained since that time and remember the 1994 cohort’s great courage in being the first to be ordained as priests” – The Rt Rev’d Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle. Click here to read more.
Taking their newly designated places in the Cathedral Quire will be:
- The Rev’d Alison Hardy
- The Rev’d Louise Taylor-Kenyon
- The Rev’d Canon Dr Sarah Hills
- The Rev’d Sue McCormack.
Additionally, The Rev’d Dr Sarah Moon will be commissioned as Bishop’s Advisor for Women’s Ministry.
The service is open to all and will begin at 4pm on Sunday 23 June, with refreshments afterwards. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to help staff and clergy know how many people to expect for seating and refreshments.
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This service will be live-streamed via our YouTube channel (see below).
