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New minister to join

North Swindon church
After a long wait for a new minister, the Venerable Caroline Baston
from the Isle of Wight is to become the new Transition Minister and
Priest in Charge of St Andrews Church, North Swindon.
As she looks forward to the
challenge of caring for a growing * *
parish of 22,000 people, she said,
“I’m excited as well as daunted by
God’s call to North Swindon. The
call to something new came out of Every Tuesday
the blue, but I believe it right to
respond to this challenge. I hope in August
the fruits of this venture will be of
benefi t, not just to the local people,
but the wider diocese and Church (2011)
as well.”
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and resourcing clergy and parishes
on the island. Moving back to Taw Hill Address:
The role of Transition Minister is
a time-limited post of three years Following completion of the major Pepperbox Hill Meadway
which involves working with the extension at St Francis, St Andrew’s Peatmoor West Swindon
congregation and others in North Church is planning to start 10am
Swindon - a retired priest with services on 11 and 18 September SWINDON SN5 5YZ
development and training skills, a and thereafter on the second and
newly appointed schools and com- third Sunday mornings of the month.
munity worker and the headteacher For details of services and to enquire
at St Francis Church of England about mid-week groups, baptisms,
Primary School, Taw Hill - to help weddings and funerals, call the
the community respond to the chal- church offi ce on 702715.
lenges of rapid growth. www.nschurch.org.uk

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