Uttlesford support is on-going for Ukraine, including a Saffron Walden candle-lit vigil, donations of cash and goods, and a Stansted medical supplies flight
Uttlesford support is on-going for Ukraine, including a Saffron Walden candle-lit vigil, donations of cash and goods, and a Stansted medical supplies flight
Published:
10:53 AM June 1, 2021
Revd Rachel Prior, curate at St Mary’s Church in Saffron Walden has been appointed the Rector of Black Notley, Great Notley and Rayne
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The Curate at St Mary’s Church in Saffron Walden has been appointed the Rector of Black Notley, Great Notley and Rayne.
Revd Rachel Prior s last service in Saffron Walden will be at 10am on Sunday June 27 and her licensing will be on July 22 in Great Notley.
She will be moving with her husband and daughter in the summer.
Rachel said: “After almost four wonderful years, it will be very hard to leave but we are excited for all that lies ahead.”
Representatives of the town and district councils and local organisations have been invited to attend.
Under Covid restrictions, only a limited pre-booked congregation can meet in the church, but the service will be broadcast on YouTube at https://youtu.be/eccvzOv8OFY
St Mary’s has royal connections, having welcomed HM Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Royal Family on July 30, 1988 for the wedding of James Ogilvy and Julia Rawlinson.
Great Dunmow
In Great Dunmow, the chapel at St Mary’s Church is open for private prayer for those who wish to pray for the Duke of Edinburgh and the Royal family.