A joyous day for all at Christ Church and St Mary's happened on Saturday, June 27th, with the priesting of our assisant curate, the Rev'd Clare Wood, at Ripon Cathedral.

Rev'd Clare was one of five ordinands from the Ripon episcopal area priested during the ceremony.

The Bishop of Ripon, the Rt Rev'd Anna Eltringham presided, and the preacher was the Rev'd Canon Jude Smith, Diocesan Director of Mission and Revitalisation.

The service was sung by the boy choristers, choral scholars and lay clerks of the Cathedral Choir.

Several members of the congregation attended to support Rev'd Clare, travelling to Ripon on a vintage Bristol coach manufactured in 1967, and provided by one of our worshippers, Don McKeown.

Revd Clare will celebrate her first Mass at Christ Church on Monday, the 29th of June, at 6pm.

Rev'd Clare is pictured with our vicar, the Rev'd Kathia Shoesmith.