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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM REVD. CANON JONATHAN DOWMAN

Dear friends,

I have some news to share with you all.

Last week I was invited to become the next Rector of the Glaven Valley Benefice in North Norfolk (Diocese of Norwich) and I have accepted. While Bishop’s Lodge has sent out an official communication to Office Holders and Church Wardens, I wanted to send a personal message to all in the wider Minister Community.

I have been serving Leicester Diocese for 12 years and have loved my time here.  Each of our children has passed through Church Langton Primary School, my family and I have led projects and services at Laude Abbey (especially Watershed) and I have had the privilege of working with churches across the Minster Community over the years as we have explored family services, new missional initiatives and navigated COVID 19 together.

For the past three years I have sought to lead our parishes through what becoming a Minster Community might mean for us and although there are many questions and challenges that remain, we have made good progress and I will be sad to leave. I have loved working amongst you and I have held the work with our four schools close to my heart.

The whole family is excited to be taking on a new challenge and we will seek to move to Blakeney once the local schools break up for the summer in July. Although moving is hard, we believe this is where God is leading us and ask for your prayerful support and blessing as we leave. 

There will be opportunities to share more over the coming weeks, but I know that the Diocese is preparing for the cover needed for when I leave, that creating a reshaped permanent appointment will be a priority and that there are plans to apply for funding and to appoint a Growing Faith Enabler to continue the work with our schools. 

Thank you for your love and support and I will continue to pray for you and our parishes as you pray for me and my family. I would encourage you to share this email with all those who you think need to know this news.

Many thanks,

God Bless!

Jonathan

Revd Jonathan Dowman, Oversight Minister and Co-Area Dean

Our Churches continue to support local Foodbanks.

You can drop off donations for the Jubilee Foodbank Market Harborough
at Hallaton Church or to Linda Jones at 25, Eastgate, Hallaton at any time
View the Jubilee Food Bank website for their most needed items

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Cafe Style Church at 10 am on fourth Sundays

Cafe Morrell in Hallaton church is open every Tuesday from 10am until 12-30pm

HORNINGHOLD Church Restoration Project: SPIRE

If you buy items from AMAZON please go to our website first and click the Amazon link.
 No additional charge is made for the items purchased but Spire will receive up to 4% in commission on the sale. All the commission goes towards the church restoration project. 
SPIRE HIRE: Garden Pavilion 6M x 3M for £10SPIRE HIRE: Cutlery set [100] for £4
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You can buy really interesting mint stamps for postage at no extra cost but with the benefit of supporting the work of the episcopal churches in Sudan and South Sudan.