The Lambfold Benefice

Message from Curate Carolyn......

As we continue into 2012, I hope that you are enjoying what has been a mild winter so far and the January sunshine already bringing on the odd snowdrop.

This year for me is a time of major change. My husband John and I will be moving to live in the Rectory in Blakesley at the end of February. Visitors will no doubt miss the orange painted entrance hall bequeathed by Fr. John but be well assured that he has given me permission to make some changes, as long as they are minor ones!

On March 5th at 7.30 p.m. in Blakesley church, I shall be licensed or in Anglican speak "instituted", as your new Rector. This is a Monday evening when I hope that you might be free to come along. The service will be led by Bishop John, the Bishop of Brixworth. Then from March 13th I shall be away for two weeks to allow time for unpacking and a short break. I shall be back in plenty of time to prepare for Easter.

I am only too aware at the moment that change is demanding and adjustments are hard to make sometimes. I know that in the present economic downturn there are several that I know and many that I don't know, who are suffering unwelcome alteration caused by the financial instability in the UK. I hope that there will be some who might feel able to contact me if I can help or listen.

In my own period of upheaval in moving and taking new responsibilities, I am very grateful for the opportunities and for the prospect of living in Blakesley and being near to the other villages in our benefice. It is a happy and exciting time for John and for me. But through it all I am also grateful for God who not only does not change, but whose vocabulary simply does not contain the verb to remember, because He never forgets us. As I remember this in my heart, I pray for His presence in yours in whatever changes this year brings to you.

Love and prayers,

Carolyn