Great news!!As most of you know, we have been without a stipendiary priest for 15 months now. We have advertised and interviewed, and we are delighted to confirm that the Revd Jonathan Nicholas has formally accepted Bishop Tim’s offer of the position of Priest in Charge (Vicar Designate) of Alrewas with Fradley and of Wychnor.Jonathan is currently vicar of St Chad’s, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield and this announcement has been made in All Saints Alrewas, in St Stephen’s Fradley and in Jonathan’s home church in Sutton Coldfield.Jonathan’s licensing date is in the process of being confirmed with Bishop Michael and more information about Jonathan and his wife Sian will be forthcoming, but we feel that he is an answer to our prayers.Please continue to pray for him and for us as we prepare to welcome him and his family here in due course in 2026.A prayer…for Jonathan and Sian and for ourselves………. Loving God, we give you thanks that your Holy Spirit has guided this process and this appointment. We pray for Jonathan and Sian as they prepare to leave a parish where they are much loved and begin preparations for the transition to move here and minister among us.We pray for ourselves as we prepare also for change and continue to serve God in our churches and the wider community.